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 021426
CF6FSD
                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS SD
                                          MONTH:     FEBRUARY
                                          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  23  31  15  34   0 0.00  0.0    T 11.6 23 300 525   88   2        29 300
 2  23  -4  10  -7  55   0 0.00  0.0    T 13.7 28 330 560   94   2        35 330
 3  14  -6   4 -13  61   0 0.00  0.0    T  5.8 14 360 573   95   0        18 350
 4  24  -1  12  -5  53   0 0.00  0.0    T 11.3 22 180 545   90   1        28 180
 5  50  15  33  15  32   0 0.00  0.0    T  4.1 17 180 567   94   0        21 180
 6  51  19  35  17  30   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.4 15 170 243   40   0 1      18 180
 7  40  19  30  12  35   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.2 28 310 421   69   3 18     37 300
 8  40  12  26   8  39   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 20 150 400   65   1 18     23 140
 9  49  37  43  24  22   0 0.13  0.0    0 17.2 32 140 217   35  10 18     44 150
10  47  33  40  21  25   0 0.08    T    0 16.2 30 260 457   74   6 14     40 270
11  40  30  35  16  30   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.7 30 330 496   80   5        37 330
12  40  22  31  11  34   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.3 22 300 606   97   2        30 310
13  27  17  22   2  43   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 17 350  63   10   0        21 340
14  32   9  21   1  44   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.6  9  70 587   93   2        12  10
15  34  11  23   2  42   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 15 190 545   86   3        20 200
16  46  20  33  12  32   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.9 29 200 595   94   0        37 180
17  48  19  34  12  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 20 340 296   46   3 18     24 340
18  27   6  17  -5  48   0    T    T    0 19.3 31 340 555   87   5 1      37 340
19  28   1  15  -7  50   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.7 10 310 612   95   1        14 240
20  36  12  24   1  41   0    T  0.1    0 11.9 33 310 127   20   4 189    40 320
21  21   6  14  -9  51   0    T    T    0 14.3 30 330 525   81   4 8      36 320
22  26   2  14  -9  51   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 14  20 631   97   0        17  10
23  36   5  21  -3  44   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.4 24 150 334   51   0        33 150
24  57  25  41  17  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 16 170 544   83   0        22 170
25  48  24  36  11  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 16  70 613   93   2        22 330
26  24   3  14 -11  51   0 0.13  1.3    T 16.3 26 360   0    0   9 1469   32 360
27  10  -3   4 -21  61   0 0.06  1.1    1 11.5 17  50 183   27   3 8      25  10
28  14   0   7 -19  58   0 0.01  0.1    2  7.6 15 300 632   94   3 8      17 300
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SM  970  356      1150   0  0.41     2.6 292.2        12452     71
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AV 34.6 12.7                              10.4 FASTST  445  71   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 33 310               # 44  150
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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
  AMOUNTS FOR SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA.
- SNOW DEPTH IN COLUMN 9 IS RECORDED A6 6 AM CST (12Z).


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

                                          STATION:  SIOUX FALLS SD
                                          MONTH:    FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 23.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.41    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.10    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    57 ON 24    GRTST 24HR  0.16 ON  9-10      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -6 ON  3                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   2.6 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.3 ON 26     6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   2 ON 28     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:  12    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   5
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  26    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   5    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1150    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  20
DPTR FM NORMAL   -86    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   6
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5756    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2
DPTR FM NORMAL  -199

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.73 ON 28
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 28.96 ON  9

[REMARKS]

RECORD MONTHLY LOWEST PRESSURE OF 28.96 INCHES WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 9TH.

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