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

                                          STATION:   RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD
                                          MONTH:     SEPTEMBER
                                          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  94  54  74   7   0   9 0.00    M    M  7.8 21 290   M    M   0        29 280
 2 103  61  82  16   0  17 0.00    M    M  7.2 22 260   M    M   0        33 240
 3  99  62  81  15   0  16 0.00    M    M  8.5 20 340   M    M   0        27 170
 4  94  57  76  10   0  11 0.26    M    M  8.9 40 270   M    M   2 13     43 340
 5  69  45  57  -9   8   0 0.03    M    M 17.9 37 330   M    M   7 18     49 330
 6  79  44  62  -3   3   0 0.00    M    M  9.1 20 150   M    M   2 18     27 150
 7  84  50  67   2   0   2    T    M    M  7.2 22 360   M    M   1 18     26 340
 8  88  56  72   8   0   7 0.04    M    M 11.3 33 130   M    M   1 3      41  20
 9  74  54  64   0   1   0 0.15    M    M  8.4 23 330   M    M   4 13     29 330
10  59  47  53 -11  12   0 0.06    M    M  7.1 20  50   M    M   9 1      26  60
11  72  46  59  -4   6   0 0.00    M    M  4.5 14 160   M    M   4 1      18 150
12  81  43  62  -1   3   0 0.00    M    M  7.2 22 160   M    M   1        31 170
13  87  48  68   5   0   3 0.01    M    M 11.7 28 200   M    M   2 3      39 190
14  69  52  61  -1   4   0 0.03    M    M  8.3 18 310   M    M   7        26 320
15  76  46  61  -1   4   0 0.00    M    M  8.6 20 350   M    M   0        27  20
16  80  42  61   0   4   0 0.00    M    M  5.7 12  30   M    M   0        17  60
17  86  44  65   4   0   0 0.00    M    M  5.6 12 160   M    M   0        19 180
18  91  55  73  13   0   8 0.00    M    M  6.8 15  20   M    M   0        19  20
19  85  49  67   7   0   2    T    M    M 10.9 26 340   M    M   1 3      36 340
20  77  47  62   2   3   0 0.00    M    M  6.2 15  80   M    M   2        19  70
21  82  50  66   7   0   1    T    M    M  8.6 22 150   M    M   1 1      29 140
22  64  50  57  -2   8   0 0.12    M    M  5.9 22  90   M    M   7 123    29  90
23  65  45  55  -3  10   0 0.13    M    M  9.5 29 330   M    M   5 1      35 320
24  74  45  60   2   5   0 0.00    M    M 12.0 28 330   M    M   3        34 330
25  78  42  60   3   5   0 0.00    M    M  4.1 12  60   M    M   0        16  20
26  77  44  61   4   4   0 0.00    M    M  9.1 23 150   M    M   0        28 170
27  79  48  64   8   1   0 0.00    M    M  5.5 13 140   M    M   0        17 120
28  73  53  63   7   2   0 0.00    M    M 14.1 32 330   M    M   0        41 320
29  73  47  60   5   5   0 0.16    M    M  6.7 24 340   M    M   2 3      30 340
30  82  47  65  10   0   0 0.00    M    M  8.1 18 150   M    M   0 8      26 130
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SM 2394 1473        88  76  0.99    M    252.5          M       61
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AV 79.8 49.1                               8.4 FASTST   M    M   2    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    40 270                 49 330
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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:   RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD
                                          MONTH:     SEPTEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   44  2 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 103  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 64.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.99    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.23    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:   103 ON  2    GRTST 24HR  0.29 ON  4- 5      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     42 ON 25,16                             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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   5    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    88    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  23
DPTR FM NORMAL   -87    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   6
TOTAL FM JUL 1   130    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  1
DPTR FM NORMAL   -83

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    76
DPTR FM NORMAL    14    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   551    HIGHEST SLP 30.31 ON 10
DPTR FM NORMAL   -53    LOWEST  SLP 29.46 ON  4

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