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

                                          STATION:   WATERTOWN SD
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          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  32  13  23 -13  42   0 0.00  0.0    6 11.7 28 350   M    M   0 18     36 350
 2  40  30  35  -2  30   0 0.00  0.0    6 11.9 22 160   M    M   2        30 160
 3  36  26  31  -6  34   0 0.00  0.0    4 10.4 20  40   M    M   5 1      24  50
 4  30  22  26 -12  39   0 0.22  1.5    4 18.4 29  40   M    M  10 16     42  50
 5  26  16  21 -17  44   0    T    T    6 21.0 33 280   M    M   8 19     47 280
 6  35  13  24 -15  41   0 0.00  0.0    6  7.7 17 260   M    M   0        21 260
 7  38  22  30  -9  35   0 0.00  0.0    5  9.9 16  90   M    M   0        26  90
 8  48  31  40   0  25   0 0.00  0.0    2 10.7 18  90   M    M   0        33  80
 9  57  31  44   4  21   0    T  0.0    2  6.3 14 180   M    M   2 1      19 130
10  69  25  47   7  18   0 0.00  0.0    1  4.7 15 200   M    M   0 1      18 210
11   M  44   M   M   M   M 0.00  0.0    T 13.3 22 190   M    M   0        31 200
12  72  41  57  16   8   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 18 220   M    M   0        23 210
13  81  39  60  18   5   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 26 280   M    M   0        35 280
14  53  36  45   3  20   0    T  0.0    0 15.1 25 340   M    M   5        32 340
15  38  31  35  -7  30   0    T    T    0 20.0 29 350   M    M  10 1      38 350
16  46  30  38  -5  27   0    T    T    0 26.9 40 340   M    M   5        55 330
17  53  27  40  -3  25   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.3 17 360   M    M   0        28  10
18  58  28  43  -1  22   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.1 24 130   M    M   0        40 110
19  53  38  46   2  19   0 0.39  0.0    0 12.4 25 140   M    M   8 13     43 120
20  38  32  35 -10  30   0 0.21  1.5    0 12.7 22 270   M    M  10 1      32 270
21  37  29  33 -12  32   0 0.26    T    T 19.7 29 320   M    M  10 16     37 300
22  39  23  31 -15  34   0    T    T    T 17.6 30 330   M    M   4        38 330
23  48  22  35 -11  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 17 330   M    M   3        23 300
24  50  22  36 -10  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 16  30   M    M   1        22  10
25  50  29  40  -7  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 15  80   M    M   0        23  70
26  67  38  53   6  12   0 0.05  0.0    0 11.4 28 210   M    M   7        38 200
27  65  46  56   8   9   0 0.11    M    0  6.9 15  10   M    M   8 1      19  30
28  54  34  44  -4  21   0 0.05  0.0    0 15.5 30 360   M    M   7 1      39 360
29  56  33  45  -4  20   0 0.08  0.0    0 14.2 36 350   M    M   6 1      46 340
30  54  34  44  -5  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 24.2 39 350   M    M   5        53 340
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SM 1423  885       748   0  1.37  3.0    389.6          M      116
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AV 49.1 29.5                              13.0 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    40 340                 55 330
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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:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   44 55 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  97  9 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 39.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.37    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -3.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.69    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    81 ON 13    GRTST 24HR  0.39 ON 19-19      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     13 ON  6, 1                             3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   4.8 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.5 ON  4- 4  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   6 ON  6, 5  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:   3    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   8
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  20    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   748    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  15
DPTR FM NORMAL    80    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  8478    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL   357

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.44 ON  6
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    LOWEST  SLP 29.37 ON 13

[REMARKS]
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