Explanation of the Preliminary Monthly Climate Data (F6) Product

These data are preliminary and have not undergone final quality control by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Therefore, these data are subject to revision. Final and certified climate data can be accessed at the NCDC - http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov.

WFO Monthly/Daily Climate Data


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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2008
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 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
                                          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  11   0   6  -8  59   0    T    T    7 17.5 26 310 541  100   3 89     33 310
 2  17  -7   5  -9  60   0 0.00  0.0    7  8.8 22 180 522   96   0        28 180
 3  29  14  22   8  43   0 0.00  0.0    7 15.9 29 180 513   95   0 8      39 180
 4  33  15  24  10  41   0 0.00  0.0    6  9.3 18 180 238   44   0        23 200
 5  41  11  26  12  39   0 0.00  0.0    6  7.4 22 180 198   36   0 18     29 170
 6  43  28  36  22  29   0 0.00  0.0    5  4.4 13 310 121   22   3 18     16 300
 7  38  27  33  19  32   0 0.00  0.0    5  4.7 15 180 251   46   3        17 180
 8  32  13  23  10  42   0 0.00  0.0    5  6.9 17 340 400   73   0        21 350
 9  36   8  22   9  43   0 0.00  0.0    4  9.2 23 170 288   52   2        30 170
10  32  15  24  11  41   0 0.00  0.0    4 10.1 21 330 172   31   9 1      24 330
11  30  10  20   7  45   0 0.00  0.0    4  3.2 14 180 200   36   6 18     17 170
12  25  16  21   8  44   0    T    T    4 10.7 17 330 120   22  10 18     21 320
13  29  10  20   7  45   0    T    T    4  8.8 22 350 161   29   8        25 340
14  14   0   7  -6  58   0 0.00  0.0    4  6.0 14 320 548   98   0        16 320
15  27   0  14   1  51   0    T    T    4 13.5 25 160 240   43   4 1      31 160
16  28  10  19   6  46   0    T    T    4 16.9 26 340 100   18   6        33 330
17  17  -2   8  -6  57   0 0.00  0.0    4  5.8 16 340 543   97   3        18 340
18  19  -6   7  -7  58   0    T    T    4 14.1 29 340 492   88   2 1      36 340
19   6 -11  -2 -16  67   0 0.00  0.0    4  5.6 13 290 555   98   1        16 280
20   6 -14  -4 -18  69   0 0.07  0.6    4  5.3 12 100 165   29   3        13 100
21  10   0   5  -9  60   0 0.13  2.7    5 10.6 17  50   0    0  10        20  30
22  14  -7   4 -10  61   0    T    T    7  5.5 15 260 573  100   1        21 250
23   7 -12  -2 -16  67   0 0.02  0.6    7 10.6 22 330 225   39   5 9      26 330
24  11 -19  -4 -18  69   0    T    T    7  7.1 20 180 576  100   0 18     24 180
25  24  10  17   2  48   0 0.00  0.0    7 11.6 21 180 233   40   2        25 170
26  35   3  19   4  46   0 0.00  0.0    7  5.8 18 270 580  100   1        21 270
27  41   8  25  10  40   0 0.00  0.0    6  7.0 20 190 470   81   0        24 180
28  41  18  30  15  35   0    T  0.0    6 11.3 39 320  20    3   2        49 320
29  18  -6   6  -9  59   0    T    T    5 23.8 38 330 245   42   4 9      47 330
30   3  -9  -3 -19  68   0 0.01  0.2    5  5.8 12  90 162   28   5 8      15 320
31  12  -2   5 -11  60   0    T    T    5  7.6 13 110 392   66   3        15 160
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SM  729  121      1582   0  0.23     4.1 290.8         9844     96
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AV 23.5  3.9                               9.4 FASTST  PSBL  %   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 39 320               # 49  320
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES
- COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.
- PRECIPITATION IN COLUMNS 7, 8, AND 9 WERE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION
  AS THE OFFICAL PRECIPITATION FOR SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA.
- SNOW DEPTH IN COLUMN 9 IS RECORDED AT 6 AM CST (12Z).


PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:  SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:    JANUARY
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 13.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.23    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.28    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    43 ON  6    GRTST 24HR  0.18 ON 20-21      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -19 ON 24                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   4.1 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   2.7 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   7 ON 26,25  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:  23    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   4
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  15    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1582    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  19
DPTR FM NORMAL    16    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   8
TOTAL FM JUL 1  4454    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -265

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.88 ON  2
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.07 ON 28

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