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

                                          STATION:   RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   44  2 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 103  4 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  51   8  30 -10  35   0 0.00    M    M  6.4 26 260   M    M   0 12     39 260
 2  55  33  44   3  21   0 0.00    M    M 14.9 26 250   M    M   2        35 300
 3  41  26  34  -7  31   0 0.38    M    M  5.0 20  80   M    M  10 1      24  80
 4  26  19  23 -18  42   0 0.36    M    M 21.1 32 340   M    M  10 129    43 350
 5  31  13  22 -19  43   0    T    M    M 12.9 29 330   M    M   2 89     39 330
 6  40   9  25 -17  40   0 0.00    M    M  6.9 15 120   M    M   1        19 120
 7  48  18  33  -9  32   0 0.00    M    M  4.4 14 150   M    M   0        15 140
 8  61  24  43   1  22   0 0.00    M    M  4.0 13 340   M    M   0        16  10
 9  67  37  52  10  13   0 0.00    M    M  6.4 15 300   M    M   0        19 290
10  75  34  55  13  10   0 0.00    M    M  5.5 14 170   M    M   0        19 160
11  87  42  65  22   0   0 0.00    M    M 13.3 28 240   M    M   0        37 230
12  70  42  56  13   9   0 0.00    M    M 10.3 30 350   M    M   0        38 340
13  55  32  44   1  21   0 0.00    M    M 10.6 31 340   M    M   0        39 340
14  47  36  42  -1  23   0    T    M    M 21.2 33 350   M    M   7        45 350
15  49  28  39  -5  26   0 0.00    M    M 17.5 32 340   M    M   7        49 320
16  57  25  41  -3  24   0 0.00    M    M  7.3 15 130   M    M   0        21 140
17  65  28  47   3  18   0 0.00    M    M  7.4 17 130   M    M   0        23 140
18  64  31  48   4  17   0 0.01    M    M 11.4 39 270   M    M   2        53 260
19  59  31  45   0  20   0 0.00    M    M 12.0 28 350   M    M   0        36 350
20  45  27  36  -9  29   0    T    M    M 21.1 36 320   M    M   7 8      46 320
21  40  24  32 -13  33   0    T    M    M 27.5 38 320   M    M   6        55 320
22  43  22  33 -12  32   0 0.00    M    M 15.7 25 330   M    M   7        32 330
23  53  21  37  -9  28   0 0.00    M    M  3.4 14  80   M    M   4        16  70
24  63  23  43  -3  22   0 0.00    M    M 11.0 25 110   M    M   0        38 140
25  56  30  43  -3  22   0 0.00    M    M  7.7 16 130   M    M   5        23 110
26  69  31  50   3  15   0    T    M    M  5.5 23  10   M    M   2        30  10
27  66  36  51   4  14   0    T    M    M 19.1 40 330   M    M   7 13     53 320
28  61  38  50   3  15   0    T    M    M 14.1 25 330   M    M   8        34 340
29  65  35  50   2  15   0 0.00    M    M 19.3 35 350   M    M   1        45 320
30  58  28  43  -5  22   0 0.00    M    M  8.6 17  30   M    M   0 8      25  40
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SM 1667  831       694   0  0.75    M    351.5          M       88
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AV 55.6 27.7                              11.7 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    40 330                 55 320
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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:   RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   44  2 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 103  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 41.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.75    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -2.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.33    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    87 ON 11    GRTST 24HR  1.97 ON  3- 4      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      8 ON  1                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  M            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR    M  ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  M  ON   M    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:   3
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  21    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   694    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  19
DPTR FM NORMAL    60    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   8
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7120    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL   312

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.34 ON 22
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    LOWEST  SLP 29.46 ON 18

[REMARKS]
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