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

                                          STATION:   MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 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  80  59  70  -4   0   5 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 23 350   M    M   4 1      33 360
 2  79  57  68  -6   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 16  20   M    M   2        22 340
 3  77  51  64 -10   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.4 14 110   M    M   1 1      19 110
 4  77  52  65  -9   0   0 0.70  0.0    0  9.8 18 160   M    M   6 13     26 160
 5  81  62  72  -2   0   7 0.01  0.0    0  7.0 16 150   M    M   7        23 150
 6  85  59  72  -1   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 15 140   M    M   5 12     21 140
 7  85  67  76   3   0  11 0.43  0.0    0 14.1 25 170   M    M   3 13     36 170
 8  83  73  78   5   0  13    T  0.0    0  9.8 22 250   M    M   5 13     37 260
 9  90  65  78   5   0  13 0.33  0.0    0  9.1 30 240   M    M   1 13     53 260
10  79  61  70  -3   0   5 0.37  0.0    0  5.8 16 330   M    M   3 13     24 360
11  82  57  70  -3   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 28 160   M    M   0        37 160
12  89  69  79   6   0  14    T  0.0    0 11.0 16 140   M    M   2 1      25 180
13  90  71  81   8   0  16 0.00  0.0    0 14.3 24 180   M    M   1        36 180
14  83  59  71  -1   0   6    T  0.0    0 12.1 23 270   M    M   1        35 200
15  86  56  71  -1   0   6 0.02  0.0    0  6.4 13 190   M    M   2        18 200
16  89  61  75   3   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 16 360   M    M   0        22 350
17  86  56  71  -1   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  3.6 10 340   M    M   0 1      15 350
18  85  60  73   1   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 16 160   M    M   0        23 130
19  86  64  75   3   0  10 0.00  0.0    0 12.8 22 180   M    M   0        32 200
20  87  66  77   5   0  12    T  0.0    0 10.3 20 130   M    M   0 3      26 140
21  91  67  79   8   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 14 180   M    M   0        18 200
22  94  66  80   9   0  15 0.00  0.0    0  3.7  7 210   M    M   0 1      12  20
23  96  64  80   9   0  15 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 18 170   M    M   0 1      26 170
24  95  72  84  13   0  19    T  0.0    0 11.0 20 130   M    M   0        26 140
25  98  68  83  12   0  18 0.00  0.0    0 11.0 22 190   M    M   0        31 190
26  92  73  83  13   0  18 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 17 180   M    M   0        28 190
27  92  67  80  10   0  15 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 17 130   M    M   1 1      24 130
28  83  57  70   0   0   5 0.48  0.0    0 11.3 33 300   M    M   3 13     48 290
29  80  53  67  -3   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 10 160   M    M   0        18 220
30  85  59  72   3   0   7 0.08  0.0    0 16.6 32 340   M    M   3 3      46 350
31  75  51  63  -6   2   0 0.04  0.0    0  7.6 25 340   M    M   2 3      38 330
================================================================================
SM 2660 1922         3 285  2.46  0.0    276.6          M       52
================================================================================
AV 85.8 62.0                               8.9 FASTST   M    M   2    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    33 300                 53 260
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES
-COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.
-PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN COLUMNS 7,8, AND 9 ARE THE OFFICIAL PRECIPITATION
 AMOUNTS FOR MITCHELL, SD.
-SNOW DEPTH IN COLUMN 9 IS RECORDED AT 6 AM CST (12Z).

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

                                          STATION:   MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 73.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.46    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.08    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    98 ON 25    GRTST 24HR  0.70 ON  4         TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     51 ON 31, 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:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   9    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     3    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  24
DPTR FM NORMAL    -9    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   7
TOTAL FM JUL 1     3    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -8

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   285
DPTR FM NORMAL    58    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   976    HIGHEST SLP 30.21 ON 17
DPTR FM NORMAL   231    LOWEST  SLP 29.44 ON 30

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