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

                                          STATION:   WATERTOWN SD
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          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  55  33  44  -6  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 18.4 33 330   M    M   1        45 330
 2  62  32  47  -3  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.8 28 340   M    M   0        36 310
 3  74  31  53   3  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 14 250   M    M   0        20 250
 4  78  37  58   7   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 17  30   M    M   0        23  20
 5  75  41  58   7   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 14  60   M    M   0        21  80
 6  66  51  59   7   6   0 0.37  0.0    0 10.8 26 260   M    M   9 123    35 260
 7  68  45  57   5   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.6 17 340   M    M   5        23 300
 8  69  44  57   5   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 14 310   M    M   4        18 320
 9  76  47  62   9   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 21 170   M    M   4        28 170
10  75  54  65  12   0   0    T  0.0    0  9.1 17 160   M    M   2        24 170
11  75  59  67  13   0   2 0.48  0.0    0  8.5 16 110   M    M   3 13     25 100
12  69  60  65  11   0   0 0.28  0.0    0 10.8 20  90   M    M   6 1      32  80
13  61  53  57   2   8   0 0.16  0.0    0 15.9 24  60   M    M  10 13     34  60
14  67  47  57   2   8   0    T  0.0    0 10.9 21  50   M    M   3        28  50
15  73  41  57   2   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.6 12 270   M    M   3 12     18 250
16  78  46  62   6   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 20 310   M    M   0        27 290
17  77  48  63   7   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 21 210   M    M   1 18     27 200
18  72  44  58   1   7   0    T  0.0    0 13.3 29 350   M    M   5 18     39 350
19  57  39  48  -9  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.5 24 350   M    M   5        33 320
20  72  35  54  -3  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 15 210   M    M   0 12     23 210
21  81  46  64   6   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 15 160   M    M   1        21 160
22  82  56  69  11   0   4 0.00  0.0    0 12.0 26 160   M    M   1        34 160
23  84  57  71  12   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 18 210   M    M   0        25 210
24  84  58  71  12   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 20 150   M    M   1        29 100
25  84  61  73  14   0   8 0.00  0.0    0 13.5 22 160   M    M   2        30 140
26  83  58  71  11   0   6 0.00  0.0    0 13.3 24 170   M    M   0        34 160
27  82  54  68   8   0   3 0.00  0.0    0 12.7 23 160   M    M   0        34 180
28  83  55  69   9   0   4 0.00  0.0    0 11.9 23 160   M    M   1        32 150
29  85  62  74  13   0   9 0.05  0.0    0 11.5 21 170   M    M   4 3      33 200
30  88  62  75  14   0  10 0.05  0.0    0  6.3 15 270   M    M   1 13     23 300
31  86  61  74  12   0   9 0.08  0.0    0  8.6 24 200   M    M   1 3      37 210
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SM 2321 1517       155  67  1.47  0.0    304.0          M       73
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AV 74.9 48.9                               9.8 FASTST   M    M   2    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    33 330                 45 330
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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:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   44 55 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  97  9 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 61.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.47    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   6.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.40    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    88 ON 30    GRTST 24HR  0.48 ON 10-11      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     31 ON  3                               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:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   2    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   155    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  20
DPTR FM NORMAL  -155    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1  8633    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2
DPTR FM NORMAL   203

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    67
DPTR FM NORMAL    45    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    67    HIGHEST SLP 30.50 ON 14
DPTR FM NORMAL    44    LOWEST  SLP 29.69 ON  6

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