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:      2005
                                          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  14  20   6  45   0 0.03  0.2    0 13.7 23  80   0    0  10 1346   29  70
 2  22   5  14   0  51   0 0.00  0.0    T  7.1 17 300 439   81   1        21 290
 3  17   5  11  -3  54   0 0.00  0.0    T  7.6 15  20 285   52  10        16  30
 4  15   2   9  -5  56   0 0.25  5.2    0 14.6 24  10   0    0  10 12     29  20
 5   5  -2   2 -12  63   0 0.09  2.8    5 14.1 24  20   0    0  10 1      29  10
 6   9 -11  -1 -15  66   0    T    T    8  8.5 21 170 542   99   2 8      24 170
 7  15   5  10  -4  55   0    T    T    7  8.7 18 310 436   80   4 1      21 300
 8  20  -2   9  -4  56   0    T    T    5  9.2 18 150 389   71   6 16     23 170
 9  30   6  18   5  47   0    T    T    5 11.4 26 340 220   40   7 168    31 330
10  18   7  13   0  52   0    T  0.1    5  6.6 13 100   0    0   9        14 100
11  23   2  13   0  52   0 0.02  0.3    5  6.5 15  80 212   38   7 1468   17  80
12  26  14  20   7  45   0 0.01  0.3    4  8.1 23 330 301   54   8 1468   28 320
13  18  -9   5  -8  60   0    T    T    4 16.8 28 320 428   77   4 89     33 330
14  -1 -12  -6 -19  71   0 0.00  0.0    3  5.5 16 340 382   68   7        18 340
15   3 -19  -8 -21  73   0    T  0.1    3  4.1 10 190 441   79   3 8      13 180
16   5 -18  -6 -19  71   0 0.00  0.0    3  2.3 10 240 498   89   1        13 250
17  12 -16  -2 -16  67   0 0.00  0.0    3  9.5 20 150 483   86   3        23 160
18  40  12  26  12  39   0 0.00  0.0    3 18.2 32 180 303   54   6 8      39 210
19  39  26  33  19  32   0 0.00  0.0    2 10.5 23 320   0    0  10 12     28 320
20  31  24  28  14  37   0    T    T    1  6.4 16  40   0    0  10 126    18  50
21  32  10  21   7  44   0    T    T    1 16.9 44 330   0    0  10 1469   54 330
22  14  -1   7  -7  58   0    T    T    1 18.2 40 320 495   86   4        47 320
23  30  11  21   7  44   0 0.00  0.0    1 15.2 30 180 398   69   9        39 180
24  49  20  35  21  30   0 0.00  0.0    1  3.1  9 330 485   84   0        10 340
25  53  23  38  23  27   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.1 30 310 453   78   3 1      36 310
26  37  14  26  11  39   0    T    T    0 11.8 26 330 354   61   7        31 340
27  30  14  22   7  43   0    T    T    0 12.6 23 170   0    0   7 68     28 160
28  34  26  30  15  35   0 0.01  0.1    T 14.0 22 170  16    3  10 1468   28 170
29  35  29  32  17  33   0    T    T    T  8.3 15  30   0    0  10 168    16  20
30  31  28  30  14  35   0 0.03  0.4    T  6.1  9 180   0    0  10 1      12 140
31  38  29  34  18  31   0 0.00  0.0    T  2.3  7 210   0    0  10 18      9 210
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SM  756  236      1511   0  0.44     9.5 310.0         7560    208              
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AV 24.4  7.6                              10.0 FASTST  PSBL  %   7    MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->    44 330                 54  330   
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES
AMOUNTS IN COLUMN 7,8, AND 9 HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AS THE OFFICIAL 
PRECIPITATION FOR SIOUX FALLS, SD.
SNOW DEPTH IN COLUMN 9 IS RECORDED AT 6 AM CST (12Z). 
COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2
                                          STATION:  SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:    JANUARY
                                          YEAR:     2005
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W                   
[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16    
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 16.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.44    1 = FOG                      
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.07    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    53 ON 25    GRTST 24HR  0.25 ON  4- 4      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:    -19 ON 15                               3 = THUNDER                  
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                        TOTAL MONTH:   9.5 INCHES  5 = HAIL                     
                        GRTST 24HR   5.2 ON  4- 4  6 = GLAZE OR RIME            
                        GRTST DEPTH:   8 ON  6     7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND:    
                                                       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:   7                                  
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:   9    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.  1511    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   7                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   -55    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10                                  
SEASONAL TOTAL  4176    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 14                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL  -543                                                            
[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.     0                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
SEASONAL TOTAL     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.90 ON 15                                 
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.52 ON 12                                 
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