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 SD
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2009
                                          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
                                     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  38  11  25  11  40   0 0.00  0.0    1 11.5 23 330 307   57   3        30 320
 2  19   7  13  -1  52   0    T    T    1 13.5 24 110 403   80   4        32 110
 3  27   3  15   1  50   0    T  0.1    1 15.5 29 320   0    0   8 16     36 330
 4  18  -6   6  -8  59   0 0.00  0.0    1  9.9 24 320 544  100   0        30 320
 5  33   7  20   6  45   0 0.00  0.0    1 12.1 26 190 545  100   0        31 170
 6  30  15  23   9  42   0    T    T    1 11.4 28 320 403   74   4        33 320
 7  17   2  10  -4  55   0    T  0.1    1 12.1 26 330 311   57   4 8      32 320
 8  22  -1  11  -2  54   0    T    T    1  6.9 15 120 263   48   7 46     21 120
 9  22  14  18   5  47   0 0.09  1.9    1 11.2 16  20   0    0   7 68     21  10
10  20   0  10  -3  55   0 0.01  0.2    3  6.8 14 210 528   96   5 8      15 190
11  26  15  21   8  44   0    T    T    3  9.8 21 320   0    0   9        25 340
12  32  -5  14   1  51   0 0.08  1.2    4 17.3 38 360  75   14   7 19     46 350
13   6  -7   0 -13  65   0 0.12  2.5    4  9.3 20 150  98   18   7 18     26 160
14   3 -18  -7 -20  72   0    T    T    6 13.9 23 350 329   59   4         M  M
15  -4 -26 -15 -28  80   0 0.00  0.0    6  3.5 10 270 560  100   0        13 300
16  20 -12   4  -9  61   0    T    T    5 11.5 17 180  93   17   4        22 170
17  33  19  26  12  39   0    T    T    5 19.3 36 320  69   12   7 9      44 320
18  35  17  26  12  39   0    T    T    5 15.3 29 350 394   70   3        35 360
19  30  10  20   6  45   0    T    T    4 13.6 31 360 172   30   7        38 340
20  28  19  24  10  41   0    T    T    3  8.7  M   M  30    5   7         M  M
21  38  17  28  14  37   0 0.00  0.0    3  3.4 12 270 570  100   0 1      15 300
22  42  14  28  14  37   0 0.00  0.0    3  4.8 24 320 529   92   0 1      47 230
23  23  -3  10  -4  55   0    T    T    2 20.3 35 320 548   95   4        44 310
24   8  -7   1 -13  64   0 0.00  0.0    2  8.1 15 310 474   82   1        20 330
25  10  -1   5 -10  60   0 0.00  0.0    2  6.4 13 340 115   20   6        23 330
26  11   4   8  -7  57   0 0.02  0.5    2  4.6  9 330  47    8   9 8      12 330
27  16  -2   7  -8  58   0    T    T    3  5.5 14 190 464   79   3 1      17 200
28  34   1  18   3  47   0 0.00  0.0    3 10.0 22 310 328   56   4        30 280
29  27  13  20   5  45   0    T    T    2 13.7 31 320 355   60   7 1      38 320
30  33   8  21   5  44   0    T    T    2  4.7 21 320 108   18   5 1      26 320
31  52  27  40  24  25   0 0.00  0.0    2  8.8 22 310 458   77   0        31 320
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SM  749  135      1565   0  0.32     6.5 323.4         9120    136
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AV 24.2  4.4                              10.4 FASTST  294  52   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 38 360               # 47  230
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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 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 SD
                                          MONTH:    JANUARY
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 14.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.32    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.19    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    52 ON 31    GRTST 24HR  0.12 ON 13-13      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -26 ON 15                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   6.5 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   2.5 ON 13-13  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   6 ON 15,14  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:  22    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   5
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:  12    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1565    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  10
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  18
TOTAL FM JUL 1  4606    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL  -113

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.92 ON 15
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.51 ON  6

[REMARKS]

15TH - NEW RECORD LOWEST MAXIMUM -4 DEGREES (PREVIOUS -2 IN 1977)
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