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

                                          STATION:   WATERTOWN SD
                                          MONTH:     FEBRUARY
                                          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  22  -8   7  -6  58   0 0.00  0.0    9  7.1 13 240   M    M   3        16 230
 2  19 -12   4  -9  61   0    T    T    9 13.0 30 360   M    M   1 189    38 350
 3  12 -11   1 -12  64   0 0.00  0.0    9 14.8 29 170   M    M   4        38 150
 4  35   4  20   7  45   0 0.00  0.0    9  7.2 13 250   M    M   0        16 260
 5  28  17  23  10  42   0    T    T    8  8.0 15 160   M    M   6 12     21 150
 6  35  23  29  15  36   0 0.00  0.0    7 15.8 26 320   M    M   5 1      37 320
 7  35  16  26  12  39   0 0.00  0.0    6  8.9 21 310   M    M   0        26 310
 8  35  19  27  13  38   0 0.00  0.0    6  8.4 20 150   M    M   0        26 160
 9  28   6  17   3  48   0 0.01  0.1    5 19.2 41 360   M    M   3 19     53 350
10  32  -1  16   2  49   0 0.00  0.0    5 10.4 20 200   M    M   0 12     26 200
11  34  14  24   9  41   0 0.00  0.0    5  6.0 12 160   M    M   0 1      17 190
12  38   9  24   9  41   0 0.00  0.0    4  5.0 14 250   M    M   2 12     18 260
13  37  15  26  11  39   0 0.00  0.0    4  9.9 18 170   M    M   0        29 170
14  39  22  31  15  34   0 0.10  1.0    4 15.3 41 340   M    M   6 12     55 330
15  22   3  13  -3  52   0 0.03  0.3    5 18.8 41 330   M    M   5 19     53 330
16  17  -4   7  -9  58   0    T    T    5  4.0 10  20   M    M   2 1      12  20
17  27  -3  12  -5  53   0 0.00  0.0    5 10.4 20 190   M    M   0        25 200
18  32  10  21   4  44   0 0.00  0.0    5  6.0 15 160   M    M   0 12     19 170
19  26  12  19   1  46   0 0.00  0.0    2  8.7 22 340   M    M  10 12     27 340
20  34   1  18   0  47   0 0.01  0.1    2 16.8 31 310   M    M   7 1      42 320
21   8  -4   2 -16  63   0 0.31  2.9    2 11.9 25  30   M    M   7 12     33  20
22   5  -1   2 -17  63   0 0.19  3.7    5 24.9 31  20   M    M  10 1289   41  30
23   2 -15  -6 -25  71   0 0.23  3.7   12 17.2 29  20   M    M   7 128    40  10
24   2 -21  -9 -29  74   0    T  0.1   12  7.0 16 200   M    M   7 18     22 160
25  23  -7   8 -12  57   0 0.00  0.0   12  7.5 14 240   M    M   0 1      20 190
26  36   0  18  -2  47   0 0.00  0.0   12 10.9 22 150   M    M   0        30 160
27  37  21  29   8  36   0 0.00  0.0   12 10.1 24 330   M    M   6 12     33 330
28  35  11  23   2  42   0 0.03  0.8   10  8.3 20 160   M    M   7 1      27 170
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SM  735  116      1388   0  0.91 12.7    311.5          M       98
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AV 26.3  4.1                              11.1 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 41 360                 55 330
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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:     FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   44 55 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  97  9 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 15.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.91    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.26    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    39 ON 14    GRTST 24HR  0.31 ON 21-21      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -21 ON 24                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  12.7 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   3.7 ON 22-22  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  12 ON 27,26  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:  16    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   8
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  28    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  12    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1388    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  14
DPTR FM NORMAL    25    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6326    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2
DPTR FM NORMAL   -15

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.79 ON 24
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.17 ON 14

[REMARKS]
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