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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CXUS55 KFSD 012344
CF6FSD
                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     FEBRUARY
                                          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  26   6  16   0  49   0    T    T    5  9.9 22 170  30    5   1 1      29 180
 2  25   8  17   0  48   0 0.00  0.0    5  2.9 10 350 412   69   2 12     12 340
 3  32  11  22   5  43   0 0.00  0.0    5  9.9 18 170 440   73   6 1      24 180
 4  30  28  29  12  36   0 0.26  3.2    6 11.4 17 110   0    0  10 18     22 120
 5  30   6  18   0  47   0    T    T    8 12.1 18 350  83   14   8 18     22 340
 6  19  -5   7 -11  58   0    T    T    8  2.8 10 360 580   95   2 128    12 360
 7  24  -2  11  -7  54   0 0.00  0.0    8  3.4 13 150   0    0   7 18     16 160
 8  27   9  18   0  47   0    T    T    8  3.3 12 300   8    1   8 12     13 310
 9  25   0  13  -6  52   0 0.00  0.0    7 20.2 32 330 402   65   5 189    40 330
10   0  -9  -4 -23  69   0    T  0.1    7 12.4 29 320 279   45   6 8      37 320
11   7  -2   3 -16  62   0 0.20  3.5    7 12.3 24 130   0    0  10 9      31 140
12  10   0   5 -15  60   0 0.02  0.2    9  3.3  8 260 512   82   6 8      12 240
13  26   9  18  -2  47   0    T    T    9  6.9 21 130 157   25   8 168    26 130
14  26  -3  12  -8  53   0    T    T    9 13.2 23  20 199   32   6 1689   29  10
15  22  -9   7 -14  58   0 0.00  0.0    9  6.5 15 180 548   87   0        18 190
16  36  17  27   6  38   0 0.00  0.0    8 10.0 23 180 599   93   0        30 210
17  36  10  23   1  42   0    T    T    7 22.3 39 330 174   27   7 89     47 340
18  11  -3   4 -18  61   0 0.01  0.2    7 16.0 28 310 411   64   6 189    33 310
19  23 -12   6 -16  59   0    T    T    7  9.2 24 360 425   66   4        29 360
20   1 -19  -9 -32  74   0 0.00  0.0    7  7.7 21 350 555   86   1        24 340
21  14  -1   7 -16  58   0 0.00  0.0    7  5.8  8 170 632   98   2        10 170
22  26  -6  10 -13  55   0    T    T    7  1.6  9 160 620   95   0 1      10 160
23  32   1  17  -7  48   0 0.00  0.0    6  4.9 13 130 653  100   0 18     15 140
24  37  13  25   1  40   0 0.00  0.0    6  2.5 12 300 198   30   5 128    13 300
25  36  15  26   1  39   0 0.08  0.3    5 16.5 31 350   0    0   8 1468   37 350
26  27  13  20  -5  45   0    T    T    5 11.6 23 320  59    9   5        29 320
27  32  15  24  -1  41   0 0.00  0.0    5  2.7 10 190 553   83   4 18     13 190
28  39  25  32   6  33   0 0.00  0.0    5  9.8 24 180 384   57   7        31 170
29  42  23  33   6  32   0 0.00  0.0    5  8.6 18 290 670  100   1        25 310
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SM  721  138      1448   0  0.57     7.5 259.7         9326    135
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AV 24.9  4.8                               9.0 FASTST  PSBL  %   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 39 330               # 47  340
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES
- COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.
- PRECIPITATION IN COLUMNS 7, 8, AND 9 ARE 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:    FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 14.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.57    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -6.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.06    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    42 ON 29    GRTST 24HR  0.26 ON 4          TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -19 ON 20                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   7.5 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   3.7 ON 11-12  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   9 ON 12-15  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:   5
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  29    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  13    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1448    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  10
DPTR FM NORMAL   212    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  16
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5902    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL   -92

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.75 ON 10
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.60 ON 17

[REMARKS]

THE DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF -19 DEGREES ON THE 20TH, TIED THE RECORD
   DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DATE.

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