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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)
                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     JUNE
                                          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  72  58  65   2   0   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.0 22 150 350   38   9 1      26 160
 2  74  61  68   4   0   3    T  0.0    0 10.8 24 150 326   36   6 18      M  M 
 3  73  61  67   3   0   2 0.91  0.0    0  6.1 14 160  78    9   9 138    35 220
 4  74  60  67   3   0   2 1.24  0.0    0  4.6 14 170 108   12   7 13     17 180
 5  70  59  65   0   0   0 0.35  0.0    0  8.7 22 300 282   31   7 13     26 290
 6  86  50  68   3   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 22 180 873   95   1 12      M  M 
 7  85  64  75  10   0  10    T  0.0    0 13.5 21 160 524   57   3        26 150
 8  78  55  67   1   0   2 0.51  0.0    0  8.1 33 310 621   68   4 13     44 310
 9  77  53  65  -1   0   0 0.14  0.0    0  9.5 28 330 411   45   9 1      32  20
10  74  56  65  -1   0   0    T  0.0    0  4.4 14 290 352   38   8 1      17 300
11  78  56  67   1   0   2 0.01  0.0    0 10.7 16 290 306   33   8 1      26 270
12  77  48  63  -4   2   0 0.01  0.0    0  6.1 16 130 615   67   5 1      20 160
13  78  59  69   2   0   4 0.02  0.0    0 11.2 22 310 287   31   7 13     28 310
14  74  59  67   0   0   2 0.06  0.0    0 16.7 32 300 433   47   7 18     40 310
15  75  56  66  -1   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 15 350 600   65   4        16  60
16  81  53  67  -1   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 13 170 650   70   1        17 150
17  83  55  69   1   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 16 120 818   88   1        25 150
18  85  63  74   6   0   9 0.00  0.0    0 14.8 23 170 812   88   1        29 170
19  88  67  78   9   0  13 0.00  0.0    0 15.6 24 170 733   79   3        31 170
20  92  67  80  11   0  15 0.32  0.0    0 10.3 26  50 497   54   6 13     32  50
21  81  65  73   4   0   8 0.03  0.0    0  6.1 37 170 495   53   4 13     45 160
22  89  63  76   7   0  11 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 21 180 808   87   1 1      25 180
23  93  73  83  13   0  18 0.00  0.0    0 15.8 26 190 739   80   1        35 180
24  81  61  71   1   0   6 0.06  0.0    0  9.3 30 320 364   39   7 3      37 320
25  78  58  68  -2   0   3 0.00  0.0    0 10.2 17 110 197   21   6        21 110
26  89  68  79   9   0  14 0.01  0.0    0 14.2 26 180 228   25   2 18     35 190
27  88  68  78   8   0  13 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 22 170 690   75   2 8      26 190
28  84  68  76   5   0  11 0.05  0.0    0 11.0 20 120 614   66   4 3      22  22
29  88  62  75   4   0  10    T  0.0    0 16.6 29 280 482   52   2 8      39 280
30  77  58  68  -3   0   3 0.00  0.0    0 13.5 25 300 682   74   5        32 290
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SM 2422 1804         2 171  3.72     0.0 314.2        14975    140              
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AV 80.7 60.1                              10.5 FASTST  PSBL  %   5    MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->    37 170                 45  160   
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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 ARE THE OFFICAL
 PRECIPITATION FOR SIOUX FALLS, SD.
-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:    JUNE
                                          YEAR:     2005
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W                   
[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16    
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 70.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.72    1 = FOG                      
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.23    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    93 ON 23    GRTST 24HR  1.46 ON  4- 5      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     48 ON 12                               3 = THUNDER                  
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL                     
                        GRTST 24HR     0.0         6 = GLAZE OR RIME            
                        GRTST DEPTH:   0           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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  14                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   2    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1                                  
[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.     2    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  11                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   -56    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  14                                  
SEASONAL TOTAL  6833    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  5                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL  -979                                                            
[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.   171                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL    22    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
SEASONAL TOTAL   197    HIGHEST SLP 30.17 ON 20                                      
DPTR FM NORMAL     8    LOWEST  SLP 29.61 ON 13                                      
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