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

                                          STATION:   WATERTOWN SD
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   44 55 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  97  9 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
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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
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 1  88  67  78   7   0  13 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 18  40   M    M   2        24 200
 2  90  64  77   6   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  3.9 12 130   M    M   4        17  60
 3  93  68  81  11   0  16    T  0.0    0  4.8 14  50   M    M   1 1      17  60
 4  89  68  79   9   0  14    T  0.0    0  6.5 15  70   M    M   2 3      23  80
 5  79  65  72   2   0   7 0.96  0.0    0  7.5 22 170   M    M   6 13     31 170
 6  75  62  69  -1   0   4 0.01  0.0    0 11.1 23 340   M    M   7 1      30 350
 7  81  54  68  -2   0   3    T  0.0    0  4.8 14  20   M    M   2 1      20  20
 8  80  55  68  -2   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 15 240   M    M   1 1      23 240
 9  83  58  71   1   0   6    T  0.0    0  5.5 15 330   M    M   2 1      26 270
10  86  61  74   4   0   9 0.29  0.0    0 11.1 28 270   M    M   1 13     38 270
11  85  59  72   2   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 21 260   M    M   0 12     27 260
12  80  58  69   0   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 17 320   M    M   0        24 310
13  68  58  63  -6   2   0 2.10  0.0    0 11.2 32 350   M    M  10 13     47 360
14  75  57  66  -3   0   1 0.23  0.0    0 12.1 22 360   M    M   3        30 350
15  81  54  68  -1   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 15 240   M    M   0        20 230
16  87  63  75   6   0  10 0.00  0.0    0 13.7 25 340   M    M   0        32 330
17  73  56  65  -3   0   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.9 20 340   M    M   0        28 320
18  83  55  69   1   0   4 0.00  0.0    0 16.6 30 190   M    M   0        41 190
19  92  61  77   9   0  12    T  0.0    0 11.1 25 340   M    M   0 3      32 340
20  75  56  66  -2   0   1 0.00  0.0    0 10.2 20  70   M    M   0        26  80
21  91  63  77   9   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 15 140   M    M   3 1      24 130
22  97  74  86  18   0  21 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 18 200   M    M   0 1      23 200
23  91  68  80  13   0  15 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 13 230   M    M   0 12     17 210
24  87  66  77  10   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  4.4 13  20   M    M   5 123    15  20
25  83  57  70   3   0   5    T  0.0    0  8.8 21 350   M    M   3 13     28 350
26  76  51  64  -3   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 14  40   M    M   5        20  40
27  80  54  67   1   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 20 200   M    M   0        28 190
28  86  56  71   5   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 21 320   M    M   0 1      29 340
29  83  56  70   4   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 20 340   M    M   1 128    27 310
30  83  47  65  -1   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 18 150   M    M   1 128    27 150
31  85  63  74   8   0   9 0.00  0.0    0 17.9 30 170   M    M   0        42 170
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SM 2585 1854         3 216  3.59  0.0    266.1          M       59
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AV 83.4 59.8                               8.6 FASTST   M    M   2    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    32 350                 47 360
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

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

                                          STATION:   WATERTOWN SD
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   44 55 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  97  9 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 71.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.59    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.70    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    97 ON 22    GRTST 24HR  2.10 ON 13-13      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     47 ON 30                               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:   5
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   6    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     3    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  25
DPTR FM NORMAL   -32    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   5
TOTAL FM JUL 1    29    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  1
DPTR FM NORMAL   -23

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   216
DPTR FM NORMAL    72    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   688    HIGHEST SLP 30.26 ON 20
DPTR FM NORMAL   217    LOWEST  SLP 29.55 ON 10

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