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

                                          STATION:   MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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  92  59  76  23   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 18  20   M    M   0        24 220
 2  75  54  65  11   0   0 0.02  0.0    0 10.0 25 340   M    M   5 3      38 360
 3  64  40  52  -2  13   0 0.00  0.0    0 20.7 37 360   M    M   4        47 360
 4  62  31  47  -7  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 16  10   M    M   0        26  30
 5  62  35  49  -6  16   0    T  0.0    0 12.9 25  50   M    M   6        35 110
 6  70  31  51  -4  14   0    T  0.0    0  8.2 23 300   M    M   1        33 270
 7  65  33  49  -7  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 16  40   M    M   1        23  40
 8  49  42  46 -10  19   0 0.33  0.0    0 14.1 31 120   M    M   9 1      41 130
 9  56  41  49  -8  16   0    T  0.0    0  9.4 17 290   M    M   7        21 290
10  61  37  49  -8  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 22 360   M    M   2        28 350
11  63  31  47 -10  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.8 13  70   M    M   0        19 120
12  69  37  53  -5  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 21 170   M    M   1        29 190
13  72  44  58   0   7   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.7 30 160   M    M   4        49 160
14  75  50  63   4   2   0 0.01  0.0    0  9.0 17 200   M    M   3 3      24 180
15  80  45  63   4   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 13 110   M    M   1 12     23  10
16  68  55  62   3   3   0 0.02  0.0    0  6.5 17 180   M    M   8 1      23 180
17  71  48  60   0   5   0    T  0.0    0 10.9 21 120   M    M   6 1      28 130
18  73  60  67   7   0   2 0.00  0.0    0 11.9 20 140   M    M   7 1      24 140
19  80  58  69   8   0   4 0.16  0.0    0 11.2 22 150   M    M   6 13     27 170
20  80  62  71  10   0   6 0.01  0.0    0 16.5 26 150   M    M   2 1      34 150
21  83  62  73  12   0   8    T  0.0    0 14.2 23 170   M    M   5 13     33 160
22  82  60  71   9   0   6 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 21 180   M    M   5        30 180
23  89  55  72  10   0   7 0.05  0.0    0 10.7 31 260   M    M   2 13     44 270
24  82  61  72  10   0   7 0.48  0.0    0 11.6 31 270   M    M   3 13     44 250
25  83  57  70   7   0   5 0.00  0.0    0 13.7 29 310   M    M   0        39 290
26  69  50  60  -3   5   0 0.03  0.0    0 12.2 25  70   M    M   2        34  70
27  52  45  49 -15  16   0 0.64  0.0    0 13.6 26 110   M    M  10 1      36 110
28  61  44  53 -11  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 21 130   M    M  10 1      26 140
29  66  49  58  -6   7   0    T  0.0    0 14.4 24 160   M    M   9        31 160
30  76  53  65   0   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 14 320   M    M   6 1      18 260
31  81  52  67   2   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 18 350   M    M   0        26 350
================================================================================
SM 2211 1481       217  58  1.75  0.0    331.8          M      125
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AV 71.3 47.8                              10.7 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    37 360                 49 160
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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:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 59.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.75    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.40    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    92 ON  1    GRTST 24HR  0.67 ON 26-27      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     31 ON 11, 6                             3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR  0.0            6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  0            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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   1    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   3    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   217    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  14
DPTR FM NORMAL    -3    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6616    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -510

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    58
DPTR FM NORMAL    15    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    64    HIGHEST SLP 30.42 ON 11
DPTR FM NORMAL    18    LOWEST  SLP 29.44 ON  2

[REMARKS]

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