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

                                          STATION:   MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:     SEPTEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          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
================================================================================

 1  82  56  69   0   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 22 200   M    M   1        32 200
 2  92  50  71   3   0   6 0.00  0.0    0 11.2 28 310   M    M   0        43 280
 3  76  54  65  -3   0   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.2 24 330   M    M   0        33 330
 4  87  54  71   3   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 18 300   M    M   3        25 310
 5  90  52  71   4   0   6 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 20 140   M    M   0        27 110
 6  88  58  73   6   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 22 350   M    M   0        30 360
 7  62  48  55 -11  10   0 0.09  0.0    0 10.5 22  20   M    M   6        32  20
 8  48  39  44 -22  21   0 0.02  0.0    0 10.4 20 350   M    M   6        26 350
 9  52  38  45 -21  20   0 0.03  0.0    0  2.3  8 150   M    M   5        10  30
10  64  41  53 -12  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.5 10 200   M    M   3        17 190
11  57  44  51 -14  14   0 0.21  0.0    0  5.5 10 150   M    M   8 1      13 150
12  67  51  59  -5   6   0 0.01  0.0    0  3.3 12 310   M    M   8 1      16 310
13  88  49  69   5   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 14  30   M    M   0        22  10
14  91  48  70   6   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 20 180   M    M   1 12     28 180
15  91  63  77  14   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 16 210   M    M   0        25 190
16  70  47  59  -4   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 21 350   M    M   0        30 360
17  70  41  56  -6   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 17 150   M    M   2        23 170
18  72  46  59  -3   6   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.3 20 150   M    M   5        29 170
19  82  56  69   8   0   4 0.00  0.0    0 15.4 26 160   M    M   0        38 200
20  82  60  71  10   0   6 0.00  0.0    0 14.2 25 160   M    M   0        35 160
21  86  58  72  12   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 13 200   M    M   0        21 210
22  88  55  72  12   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 15 180   M    M   0        20 210
23  85  59  72  13   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 20 160   M    M   0        26 170
24  81  54  68   9   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 12 350   M    M   0        16 340
25  81  56  69  11   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 22 330   M    M   0 8      30 320
26  80  53  67   9   0   2    T  0.0    0  9.1 36 320   M    M   0        54 310
27  72  49  61   3   4   0 0.01  0.0    0 14.7 35 310   M    M   3        46 310
28  63  44  54  -3  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.3 31 320   M    M   5        44 320
29  83  44  64   7   1   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.9 35 310   M    M   1        43 330
30  70  50  60   4   5   0    T  0.0    0 18.9 36 310   M    M   4        51 310
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SM 2300 1517       125  91  0.37  0.0    282.9          M       61
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AV 76.7 50.6                               9.4 FASTST   M    M   2    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 36 320                 54 310
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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:     SEPTEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 63.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.37    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.95    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    92 ON  2    GRTST 24HR  0.22 ON 11-12      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     38 ON  9                               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:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   4    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
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.   125    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  20
DPTR FM NORMAL   -16    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1   128    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  1
DPTR FM NORMAL   -30

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    91
DPTR FM NORMAL    19    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1067    HIGHEST SLP 30.53 ON  9
DPTR FM NORMAL   250    LOWEST  SLP 29.49 ON 26

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 8TH WITH A HIGH
OF 48 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 51 DEGREES IN 1929.

RECORD DAILY LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 9TH WITH A HIGH
OF 52 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 55 DEGREES IN 1962.

#FINAL-09-20#