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 071752
 CF6FSD
 
 PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)
 
                                           STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                           MONTH:     JANUARY
                                           YEAR:      2006
                                           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  30  26  28  14  37   0 0.11  0.2    2 13.3 21  40   0    0   7 146    24  80
  2  31  29  30  16  35   0 0.02  0.1    2  8.4 20  20   0    0  10 146    23  20
  3  33  29  31  17  34   0    T  0.0    2  9.6 17 170   0    0  10 126    20 170
  4  35  25  30  16  35   0 0.02    T    2 12.8 22 310 355   65   3 14     25 310
  5  28  16  22   8  43   0    T    T    2 10.5 20 330  78   14   9 1      24 320
  6  38  14  26  12  39   0 0.00  0.0    2  5.5 17 200 356   65   4 12     22 190
  7  37  22  30  16  35   0 0.00  0.0    2  5.6 13  80 428   78   1        15 110
  8  33  27  30  17  35   0 0.04  0.4    1 12.0 23 350 110   20   5 18     28 350
  9  33  25  29  16  36   0    T    T    2  9.0 23 350 403   73   6        28 340
 10  39  24  32  19  33   0 0.00  0.0    2 13.9 24 170 467   85   0        29 170
 11  46  28  37  24  28   0 0.00  0.0    1  3.5 13 160 402   73   0        15 160
 12  39  28  34  21  31   0    T  0.0    T 13.4 28 330  16    3   7        33 330
 13  34  20  27  14  38   0 0.00  0.0    T 11.1 26 340 220   40   6 1      32 340
 14  44  22  33  20  32   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.0 20 160 540   97   1 1      23 170
 15  49  30  40  27  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 18 300 434   78   0        22 300
 16  35  25  30  17  35   0 0.00  0.0    0 20.6 31 340   0    0  10 1      38 330
 17  28  16  22   8  43   0    T    T    0 11.5 24 310  20    4   8        29 320
 18  42  17  30  16  35   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 10  70 321   57   4        12  70
 19  37  26  32  18  33   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.6 18 300 194   34   7 1      22 290
 20  31  25  28  14  37   0    T  0.0    0  3.6 10 150   0    0   9 16     13 330
 21  44  24  34  20  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 21 170 393   69   3 18     24 170
 22  30  15  23   9  42   0    T    T    T  7.3 18 330 445   78   3 1      21 330
 23  44  16  30  16  35   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.2 22 300 416   72   1 18     28 300
 24  40  22  31  17  34   0 0.00  0.0    0 20.3 41 320 408   71   3        52 320
 25  46  18  32  17  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 15 140 579  100   0        21 150
 26  57  33  45  30  20   0 0.00  0.0    0 18.7 35 180 205   35   2        43 190
 27  53  29  41  26  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 25 180 512   88   0        31 180
 28  40  28  34  19  31   0 0.55  0.0    0  5.8 14  10   0    0   6 128    16  20
 29  34  32  33  18  32   0    T    T    0 13.6 21 310   0    0  10 1      26 300
 30  33  26  30  14  35   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 18 350   1    0   8        22 340
 31  40  28  34  18  31   0 0.02  0.0    0 10.2 20 310 227   38   3 1      24 300
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 SM 1183  745      1047   0  0.76     0.7 315.4         7530    146              
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 AV 38.2 24.0                              10.2 FASTST  PSBL  %   5    MAX(MPH)  
                                  MISC ---->    41 320                 52  320   
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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 AS 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:    JANUARY
                                           YEAR:     2006
                                           LATITUDE:   43 34 N                   
                                           LONGITUDE:  96 44 W                   
 
 [TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16    
 
 AVERAGE MONTHLY: 31.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.76    1 = FOG OR MIST              
 DPTR FM NORMAL:  17.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.25    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
 HIGHEST:    57 ON 26    GRTST 24HR  0.55 ON 28-28      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
 LOWEST:     14 ON  6                               3 = THUNDER                  
                         SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                         TOTAL MONTH:   0.7 INCH    5 = HAIL                     
                         GRTST 24HR   0.4 ON  8- 8  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE 
                         GRTST DEPTH:   2 ON 10, 9  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:   6    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   6                                  
 MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2                                  
 MIN 32 OR BELOW:  30    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1                                  
 MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
 
 [HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
 TOTAL THIS MO.  1047    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  14                                  
 DPTR FM NORMAL  -519    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9                                  
 TOTAL FM JUL 1  3887    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8                                  
 DPTR FM NORMAL  -832                                                            
 
 [CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
 TOTAL THIS MO.     0                                                            
 DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
 TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.47 ON 22                                 
 DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.34 ON 15                                 
 
 [REMARKS]
 
 -WARMEST JANUARY ON RECORD 31.1 DEGREES (AVERAGE TEMPERATURE) 
 (PREVIOUS RECORD 28.2 DEGREES IN 1990).
 
 -HIGHEST MONTHLY AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 24.0 DEGREES. 
 
 -4TH WARMEST MONTHLY AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 38.2 DEGREES. 
 
 -26TH - NEW DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 33 DEGREES 
 (PREVIOUS RECORD 31 IN 1947 AND 1981).
 
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