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

                                          STATION:   MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
================================================================================
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  30   6  18  -1  47   0 0.00  0.0    4  3.5 13 130   M    M   0 1      15 130
 2  33   6  20   2  45   0 0.00  0.0    3  9.1 16 170   M    M   0 1      21 180
 3  35   8  22   4  43   0 0.00  0.0    3  5.2 13 140   M    M   0 1      15 160
 4  40  14  27   9  38   0 0.00  0.0    2 10.8 18 280   M    M   1 1      24 290
 5  38  16  27   9  38   0 0.02    T    2 12.3 22 140   M    M   5        28 140
 6  36  33  35  17  30   0 0.02    T    1  6.7 12 120   M    M  10 1      16 130
 7  35  31  33  15  32   0 0.00  0.0    1  8.9 17 140   M    M  10 1      22 140
 8  32  30  31  13  34   0 0.00  0.0    1  7.4 13 140   M    M  10 12     16 130
 9  34  30  32  14  33   0    T    T    1  3.6  7 330   M    M  10 1       9 330
10  36  28  32  14  33   0 0.00  0.0    1  7.2 15 180   M    M   8 1      21 180
11  41  25  33  15  32   0 0.00  0.0    1  9.7 17 290   M    M   0        22 280
12  47  28  38  20  27   0 0.00  0.0    1  7.9 15 270   M    M   0        20 270
13  50  27  39  21  26   0 0.13  0.0    T  7.0 23 300   M    M   2 1      31 310
14  45  32  39  21  26   0 0.03    T    T 31.2 46 320   M    M  10        64 300
15  33  26  30  12  35   0    T    T    T 26.8 44 330   M    M  10 6      58 320
16  34  22  28  10  37   0 0.00  0.0    T 10.3 18 320   M    M   9        23 330
17  40  24  32  13  33   0 0.00  0.0    T 10.5 23 320   M    M   5        31 340
18  34  22  28   9  37   0    T    T    T  6.3 26 320   M    M  10 1      36 310
19  35  15  25   6  40   0    T    T    T 13.8 33 330   M    M   7        45 330
20  50  20  35  16  30   0 0.00  0.0    T 16.5 29 300   M    M   0        40 300
21  41  17  29  10  36   0 0.00  0.0    T 15.3 31 330   M    M   2        40 330
22  29  16  23   4  42   0 0.00  0.0    T  7.2 15 160   M    M   9        19 170
23  26  20  23   4  42   0 0.13  1.8    T 10.9 23 170   M    M   8 1      30 180
24  24   7  16  -3  49   0 0.00  0.0    1  7.6 17 150   M    M   6 12     22 140
25  23  11  17  -2  48   0 0.00  0.0    1 11.5 18 130   M    M  10 1      24  80
26  19  10  15  -4  50   0    T    T    1  5.9 12  10   M    M   7        14  10
27  21   9  15  -4  50   0 0.00  0.0    1 11.0 18 150   M    M   6        23 150
28  26  12  19  -1  46   0 0.00  0.0    T 16.8 28 170   M    M   0        38 180
29  29  23  26   6  39   0 0.00  0.0    T 14.7 23 150   M    M  10 1      30 160
30  32  26  29   9  36   0 0.00  0.0    T 11.9 20 350   M    M  10 1      26 350
31  30  26  28   8  37   0    T    T    T 10.6 23 340   M    M  10 1      31 330
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SM 1058  620      1171   0  0.33  1.8    338.1          M      185
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AV 34.1 20.0                              10.9 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    46 320                 64 300
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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:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 27.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.33    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   8.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.11    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    50 ON 13,20  GRTST 24HR  0.16 ON 13-14     TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      6 ON  2, 1                             3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   1.8 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.8 ON 23-23  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   4 ON 1      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:  12    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   5
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  30    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1171    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  10
DPTR FM NORMAL  -261    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   8
TOTAL FM JUL 1  3810    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 13
DPTR FM NORMAL  -558

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.52 ON 27
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.50 ON 13

[REMARKS]

RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 33 TIED ON 6TH.
PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN 1933.

8TH WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (27.1) FOR MONTH OF JANUARY.
2ND WARMEST AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (20.0) FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY.

#FINAL-01-21#