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 010752
 CF6FSD
 PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)
 
                                           STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                           MONTH:     FEBRUARY
                                           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  43  30  37  21  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.1 23 300 421   71   6 18     28 310
  2  49  26  38  21  27   0    T  0.0    0  8.1 23 310 535   89   2 1      25 320
  3  31  15  23   6  42   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.7 22 330 545   91   4        25 330
  4  29  10  20   3  45   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 16 340 580   96   0        20 360
  5  31   8  20   2  45   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.2 12  20 426   70   0        14  80
  6  32  11  22   4  43   0    T    T    0  3.7 13 310 208   34   7 1      15 310
  7  34  14  24   6  41   0    T    T    0  9.0 21 340 113   19   9        25 320
  8  29   8  19   1  46   0    T    T    0  6.9 14  10 613  100   1        17  10
  9  35  15  25   6  40   0 0.06  0.8    0 12.3 22 160  29    5   7 18     26 290
 10  32  19  26   7  39   0 0.02  0.3    1 19.0 30 310 180   29  10 19     36 300
 11  25  13  19   0  46   0    T    T    1 13.0 24 350 150   24   8 1      30 350
 12  23  12  18  -2  47   0    T    T    1 10.6 25 350 165   26   7        30 340
 13  45  16  31  11  34   0 0.00  0.0    1 11.8 29 310 627  100   1        35 310
 14  41  23  32  12  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 17  10  65   10   3        22  10
 15  25  11  18  -3  47   0 0.04  0.8    0 11.3 16  60 324   51   6 1      18  60
 16  17   3  10 -11  55   0 0.02  0.4    1 13.5 23 300 523   82   6 189    28 300
 17   5  -9  -2 -24  67   0    T    T    1 13.1 25 350 562   88   2 9      29 340
 18   9 -11  -1 -23  66   0 0.00  0.0    1  6.9 16 290   M    M   0        20 290
 19  21  -1  10 -12  55   0 0.00  0.0    1  7.4 16 230 615   96   0        22 250
 20  38   8  23   0  42   0 0.00  0.0    1  7.7 22 290 646  100   2        29 280
 21  39  11  25   2  40   0    T    T    0  8.6 24 280 493   76   2        29 280
 22  46  18  32   9  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 21  20 583   89   1 1      26 280
 23  33  15  24   0  41   0    T    T    T  6.7 21  20 486   74   7 1      25  20
 24  57  17  37  13  28   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.7 30 320 593   90   2        37 310
 25  30   9  20  -5  45   0    T    T    0  7.0 13 350 590   89   3 8      18 350
 26  47  18  33   8  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 20 190 527   79   4        23 190
 27  47  24  36  11  29   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.0 20  80 525   79   1        23  70
 28  50  24  37  11  28   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.3 17 120 389   58   0 18     18 120
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 SM  943  357      1164   0  0.14     2.3 277.9        11513    101              
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 AV 33.7 12.8                               9.9 FASTST  PSBL  %   4    MAX(MPH)  
                                  MISC ---->  # 30 320                 37  310   
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 NOTES:
 # LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES
 
 COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.
 
 PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2
 
                                           STATION:  SIOUX FALLS
                                           MONTH:    FEBRUARY
                                           YEAR:     2006
                                           LATITUDE:   43 34 N                   
                                           LONGITUDE:  96 44 W                   
 
 [TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16    
 
 AVERAGE MONTHLY: 23.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.14    1 = FOG OR MIST              
 DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.37    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
 HIGHEST:    57 ON 24    GRTST 24HR  0.06 ON  9- 9      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
 LOWEST:    -11 ON 18                               3 = THUNDER                  
                         SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                         TOTAL MONTH:   2.3 INCHES  5 = HAIL                     
                         GRTST 24HR   0.8 ON 15-15  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE 
                         GRTST DEPTH:   1 ON 20,19  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:  14    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   4                                  
 MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
 MIN 32 OR BELOW:  28    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
 MIN  0 OR BELOW:   3    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
 
 [HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
 TOTAL THIS MO.  1164    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  16                                  
 DPTR FM NORMAL   -72    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9                                  
 TOTAL FM JUL 1  5051    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3                                  
 DPTR FM NORMAL  -904                                                            
 
 [CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
 TOTAL THIS MO.     0                                                            
 DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
 TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M                                      
 DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP M ON M                                      
 
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