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

                                          STATION:   RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          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  64  25  45  -3  20   0 0.00    M    M  4.5 14  60   M    M   0        19 140
 2  68  28  48  -1  17   0 0.00    M    M  8.7 21 130   M    M   0        29 150
 3  80  37  59  10   6   0 0.00    M    M  8.2 14 350   M    M   0 8      19 360
 4  78  49  64  15   1   0 0.00    M    M 11.5 21  70   M    M   0        31  60
 5  72  40  56   6   9   0    T    M    M  7.4 20 200   M    M   3        27 190
 6  74  38  56   6   9   0 0.01    M    M  9.0 31 250   M    M   4        45 250
 7  69  38  54   3  11   0    T    M    M  6.4 23  60   M    M   5 123    30  90
 8  72  39  56   5   9   0 0.00    M    M  6.9 17  80   M    M   1        23  80
 9  82  48  65  14   0   0 0.01    M    M 12.7 26 180   M    M   2        36 170
10  80  45  63  11   2   0 0.00    M    M  7.3 21 110   M    M   1        27 150
11  68  54  61   9   4   0 1.70    M    M  7.8 26 320   M    M   9 13     33 320
12  58  52  55   2  10   0 0.84    M    M 27.8 37 330   M    M  10 1      49 330
13  58  51  55   2  10   0 0.30    M    M 24.5 36 330   M    M  10 1      45 310
14  58  44  51  -2  14   0 0.56    M    M 10.4 17 360   M    M   8 1      22  30
15  68  40  54   0  11   0 0.00    M    M  7.3 16 170   M    M   0        23 170
16  76  40  58   4   7   0 0.00    M    M  2.8 10  70   M    M   0        16 100
17  76  46  61   6   4   0 0.19    M    M  9.6 23 350   M    M   5 138    31 330
18  66  38  52  -3  13   0 0.00    M    M 11.6 26 340   M    M   5 18     33 340
19  62  37  50  -5  15   0 0.00    M    M  6.9 14 350   M    M   2        20 350
20  76  40  58   2   7   0 0.00    M    M  5.1 17 180   M    M   0        26 160
21  76  48  62   6   3   0 0.00    M    M  5.4 16 360   M    M   0        21 360
22  82  48  65   9   0   0 0.00    M    M  6.2 18 160   M    M   0 8      24 150
23  82  53  68  11   0   3 0.00    M    M  7.0 18 160   M    M   0 8      24 140
24  78  51  65   8   0   0 0.00    M    M 11.6 26 170   M    M   1 18     34 180
25  80  54  67   9   0   2 0.00    M    M 13.8 26 170   M    M   1        36 150
26  78  54  66   8   0   1 0.26    M    M 13.5 24 140   M    M   5 13     32 150
27  80  52  66   8   0   1 0.14    M    M 13.9 30 230   M    M   4 13     45 240
28  72  53  63   4   2   0 0.61    M    M  8.5 32 280   M    M   5 13     44 270
29  77  47  62   3   3   0 0.97    M    M  7.2 39 310   M    M   1 13     57 320
30  81  51  66   7   0   1 0.07    M    M  6.7 22 240   M    M   2 3      30  20
31  79  52  66   6   0   1    T    M    M  6.3 22 290   M    M   0        30 290
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SM 2270 1392       187   9  5.66    M    296.5          M       84
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AV 73.2 44.9                               9.6 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    39 310                 57 320
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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:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   44  2 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 103  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 59.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   5.66    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   5.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:    2.21    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    82 ON 23,22  GRTST 24HR  2.38 ON 11-12      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     25 ON  1                               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:  12
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   9
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   2    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   187    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  19
DPTR FM NORMAL  -162    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7307    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL   148

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     9
DPTR FM NORMAL    -2    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     9    HIGHEST SLP 30.55 ON 14
DPTR FM NORMAL    -3    LOWEST  SLP 29.69 ON  6

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