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

                                          STATION:   WATERTOWN SD
                                          MONTH:     SEPTEMBER
                                          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  86  62  74   9   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 22 230   M    M   0        27 230
 2  93  65  79  14   0  14    T  0.0    0  6.3 14 200   M    M   0        20 200
 3 101  67  84  19   0  19 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 14 150   M    M   0        18 140
 4  99  68  84  20   0  19 0.00  0.0    0 12.7 24 190   M    M   0 3      33 180
 5  80  58  69   5   0   4 0.06  0.0    0 16.4 26 350   M    M   5 138    36 330
 6  70  46  58  -6   7   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.4 23 350   M    M   2 18     30 340
 7  75  42  59  -5   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.1 14 160   M    M   1 18     19 200
 8  85  51  68   5   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 14 290   M    M   0 18     21 260
 9  74  50  62  -1   3   0 0.05  0.0    0  7.5 16  10   M    M   4 13     21  10
10  73  47  60  -2   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 17  30   M    M   0        25  60
11  76  43  60  -2   5   0 0.09  0.0    0  4.3 15  70   M    M   2 13     23  70
12  70  46  58  -4   7   0 0.05  0.0    0  5.2 13  30   M    M   3 12     19  70
13  78  47  63   2   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 20 150   M    M   1        26 150
14  84  52  68   7   0   3 0.06  0.0    0 10.2 28 230   M    M   5 3      37 230
15  75  52  64   3   1   0    T  0.0    0  4.9 16 280   M    M   1 12     22 280
16  73  46  60   0   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 17 340   M    M   3 18     22 340
17  74  40  57  -3   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.3 10 150   M    M   1 12     14 140
18  79  53  66   7   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 18 160   M    M   0        26 160
19  91  51  71  12   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 14 200   M    M   0 1      19 140
20  86  54  70  12   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 16 160   M    M   0 1      22 150
21  72  61  67   9   0   2    T  0.0    0  9.7 18 150   M    M   2        25 160
22  68  58  63   5   2   0 0.14  0.0    0  6.5 15  60   M    M   7 13     22 100
23  65  55  60   3   5   0 2.02  0.0    0  6.3 24 310   M    M   9 123    29 310
24  65  55  60   3   5   0 0.03  0.0    0  6.6 14 240   M    M  10 1      18 250
25  70  54  62   6   3   0    T  0.0    0  8.6 18 340   M    M   7        26 330
26  68  54  61   5   4   0 0.01  0.0    0  6.9 12  70   M    M  10 1      16 100
27  69  57  63   8   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 15 170   M    M   7        20 150
28  78  55  67  12   0   2 0.00  0.0    0 12.8 25 170   M    M   0        35 150
29  71  60  66  12   0   1 0.23  0.0    0  5.9 15 260   M    M   4 13     20 150
30  76  58  67  13   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 16  90   M    M   5 12     25 100
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SM 2324 1607        70  90  2.74  0.0    231.4          M       89
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AV 77.5 53.6                               7.7 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    28 230                 37 230
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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:     SEPTEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   44 55 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  97  9 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 65.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.74    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   5.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.29    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:   101 ON  3    GRTST 24HR  2.16 ON 22-23      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     40 ON 17                               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:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   4    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    70    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  19
DPTR FM NORMAL  -123    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   8
TOTAL FM JUL 1    99    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL  -147

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    90
DPTR FM NORMAL    44    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   778    HIGHEST SLP 30.30 ON 10
DPTR FM NORMAL   261    LOWEST  SLP 29.49 ON  5

[REMARKS]
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