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PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
================================================================================
1   2   3   4   5  6A  6B    7    8   9   10  11  12  13   14  15   16   17  18
                                     12Z  AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD  WTR  SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX    SPD DR
================================================================================

 1  72  37  55  14  10   0    T  0.0    0 14.9 39 340   M    M   3        49 340
 2  37  20  29 -12  36   0 0.09    T    0 21.4 30 320   M    M  10 169    38 320
 3  31  19  25 -17  40   0    T    T    T 13.5 25 320   M    M   7 1      32 330
 4  48  18  33  -9  32   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.3 28 170   M    M   0        35 160
 5  60  32  46   3  19   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.7 29 160   M    M   1        37 160
 6  74  46  60  17   5   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.4 20 200   M    M   2 8      27 170
 7  74  50  62  18   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 16 290   M    M   0 1      22  10
 8  55  38  47   3  18   0    T  0.0    0 17.2 32 360   M    M   4        41 340
 9  40  26  33 -12  32   0 0.00  0.0    0 18.4 39 330   M    M   3        50 350
10  59  24  42  -3  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 23 160   M    M   1        32 180
11  60  32  46   0  19   0 0.06  1.4    0 12.2 29  30   M    M   5 1      38  40
12  34  21  28 -18  37   0 0.47  5.8    3 18.6 30  20   M    M   8 1      41  20
13  32  20  26 -21  39   0 0.02  0.7    3 15.4 32 310   M    M   4 12     43 290
14  33  18  26 -21  39   0 0.06  0.8    2  7.6 16 280   M    M   4 12     21 270
15  40  21  31 -17  34   0    T    T    1  5.4 15  60   M    M   8 12     19  60
16  43  24  34 -14  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.4 12 240   M    M   4 12     16 250
17  53  28  41  -8  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 18 270   M    M   1        26 240
18  69  37  53   4  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 22 350   M    M   2        29 340
19  53  33  43  -7  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 16 260   M    M   2        22 230
20  69  39  54   4  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.1 36 320   M    M   3        50 310
21  76  32  54   4  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 17 250   M    M   2        26 250
22  79  47  63  12   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 23 360   M    M   1        31 360
23  76  42  59   8   6   0    T  0.0    0  9.9 33 340   M    M   2        43 330
24  70  44  57   5   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 22 360   M    M   3        31  30
25  63  43  53   1  12   0 0.05  0.0    0  7.9 26  10   M    M   4 3      33  10
26  73  37  55   2  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 22 160   M    M   0 1      31 160
27  78  43  61   8   4   0    T  0.0    0  5.2 14 110   M    M   1        21 170
28  65  50  58   4   7   0 0.03  0.0    0 13.0 28 300   M    M   6 3      38 300
29  68  46  57   3   8   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.4 25 340   M    M   5        32 330
30  75  41  58   4   7   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.3 23 150   M    M   0        30 160
================================================================================
SM 1759 1008       561   0  0.78  8.7    347.2          M       96
================================================================================
AV 58.6 33.6                              11.6 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 39 340               # 50 350
================================================================================
NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES
-COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.
-PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN COLUMNS 7,8, AND 9, ARE THE OFFICIAL PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS FOR MITCHELL, SD.
-SNOW DEPTH IN COLUMN 9 IS RECORDED AT 6 AM CST (12Z).

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:   MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 W

[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 46.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.78    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.40    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    79 ON 22    GRTST 24HR  0.53 ON 11-12      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     18 ON 14, 4                             3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   8.7 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   7.2 ON 11-12  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   3 ON 13,12  7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:
                                                       VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
                                                   8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[NO. OF DAYS WITH]      [WEATHER - DAYS WITH]      9 = BLOWING SNOW
                                                   X = TORNADO
MAX 32 OR BELOW:   2    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  14    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   561    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  18
DPTR FM NORMAL    41    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6817    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  1
DPTR FM NORMAL  -181

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -2    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.37 ON  3
DPTR FM NORMAL    -2    LOWEST  SLP 29.58 ON 28

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 12TH WITH 5.8 INCHES. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 4.0 INCHES BACK IN 1995.

#FINAL-04-20#