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 051119
 CF6FSD
 
 PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)
 
                                           STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                           MONTH:     MARCH
                                           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  55  33  44  18  21   0    T  0.0    0 13.5 28 300 408   61   0 8      33 290
  2  35  19  27   0  38   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.3 32 310 422   63   7        39 310
  3  42  14  28   1  37   0    T    T    0  6.3 16 100 640   94   1        21 110
  4  44  32  38  10  27   0    T    T    0 15.5 28 130  21    3  10        32 130
  5  54  26  40  12  25   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 30 310 443   65   5 18     36 300
  6  45  22  34   6  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 18 140 485   71   2        22 130
  7  45  31  38   9  27   0 0.12    T    0 12.7 23 140 282   41   2 135    26 150
  8  50  28  39  10  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 16 350  45    6   2 1      18 350
  9  57  23  40  10  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.8 17 150 663   95   3 1      22 160
 10  57  36  47  17  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 21 170 529   76   4        25 160
 11  46  23  35   5  30   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 22 310 255   36   5 1      28 290
 12  37  20  29  -2  36   0 0.51  4.6    0 17.2 31  40   0    0   8 128    38  30
 13  33  11  22  -9  43   0 0.16  2.1    7 18.2 31 340 554   78   6 19     36 340
 14  35   4  20 -12  45   0 0.00  0.0    6  4.6 14 290 677   95   1 128    16 280
 15  33  14  24  -8  41   0    T    T    5 17.2 29  90 545   76   1 148    32  90
 16  30  18  24  -9  41   0 0.06  1.0    5 15.2 26  10 184   26   9 1489   31  10
 17  32   8  20 -13  45   0 0.00  0.0    5  7.5 18  90 625   87   2 1      22  90
 18  35  24  30  -3  35   0 0.00  0.0    4 16.9 22  80  36    5   9        26  90
 19  32  26  29  -5  36   0 0.00  0.0    2 16.7 25  70 100   14   8        28  70
 20  32  28  30  -4  35   0 0.02  0.3    2 19.0 26  70   0    0   8 1      30  70
 21  28  17  23 -12  42   0 0.08  1.3    3 12.1 24  50 470   64   6 1      28  50
 22  38  14  26  -9  39   0 0.00  0.0    3  5.0 14 340 520   71   1 1      16 340
 23  41  21  31  -5  34   0 0.00  0.0    1 11.3 20 340 540   73   3        24 330
 24  36  29  33  -3  32   0 0.00  0.0    T  7.2 14  20 111   15  10        16  10
 25  35  29  32  -4  33   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.1 13 140   0    0  10        15 150
 26  48  25  37   0  28   0 0.05  0.0    0 17.3 29 120 380   51   4        37 140
 27  41  35  38   1  27   0 0.10  0.0    0  9.3 26 120   0    0  10 18     33 130
 28  44  34  39   1  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 13 160   0    0   8 18     18 170
 29  61  35  48  10  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.9 32 160 410   54   3 1      40 150
 30  63  41  52  13  13   0 1.25  0.0    0 14.8 29 280   4    1  10 13     37 270
 31  44  36  40   1  25   0 0.32  0.0    0 22.3 39 300   0    0  10 1      49 300
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 SM 1308  756       978   0  2.67     9.3 379.1         9349    168              
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 AV 42.2 24.4                              12.2 FASTST  PSBL  %   5    MAX(MPH)  
                                  MISC ---->  # 39 300               # 49  300   
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 NOTES:
 # LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES
 -COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.
 -PRECIPTIATION AMOUNTS IN COLUMNS 7, 8, AND 9 WERE SUBMITTED AS THE
  OFFICIAL 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:    MARCH
                                           YEAR:     2006
                                           LATITUDE:   43 34 N                   
                                           LONGITUDE:  96 44 W                   
 
 [TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16    
 
 AVERAGE MONTHLY: 33.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.67    1 = FOG OR MIST              
 DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.86    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
 HIGHEST:    63 ON 30    GRTST 24HR  1.25 ON 30-30      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
 LOWEST:      4 ON 14                               3 = THUNDER                  
                         SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                         TOTAL MONTH:   9.3 INCHES  5 = HAIL                     
                         GRTST 24HR   4.6 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE 
                         GRTST DEPTH:   7 ON 13     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:   5    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  10                                  
 MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5                                  
 MIN 32 OR BELOW:  24    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2                                  
 MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1                                  
 
 [HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
 TOTAL THIS MO.   978    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12                                  
 DPTR FM NORMAL   -11    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   7                                  
 TOTAL FM JUL 1  6029    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 12                                  
 DPTR FM NORMAL  -915                                                            
 
 [CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
 TOTAL THIS MO.     0                                                            
 DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
 TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.56 ON 17                                 
 DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.33 ON  9                                 
 
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