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 012019
 CF6FSD
 
 PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)
 
                                           STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                           MONTH:     APRIL
                                           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  49  31  40   1  25   0 0.11  0.0    0 11.5 22 100 107   14   9 13     26 110
  2  45  39  42   2  23   0 0.27  0.0    0 13.6 29 340   0    0  10 13     36 340
  3  51  30  41   1  24   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.7 30 340 754   98   2        36 330
  4  63  25  44   3  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 21 160 585   76   0        25 170
  5  77  46  62  21   3   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.9 21 170 643   83   1        25 180
  6  66  49  58  16   7   0 1.60  0.0    0 18.7 37  60 213   27   7 138    46  90
  7  50  34  42   0  23   0 1.79  0.0    0 25.3 43  40 478   61   5 13     52  60
  8  52  26  39  -4  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 15 160 644   82   0        18 160
  9  67  38  53  10  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.6 30 170 371   47   0        37 170
 10  81  48  65  22   0   0 0.00  0.0    0 18.6 32 180 759   96   0 8      43 180
 11  70  52  61  17   4   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.8 21 170  76   10   2        24 160
 12  78  42  60  16   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 20 260 463   58   1        23 260
 13  87  49  68  23   0   3    T  0.0    0 10.0 21 190 676   85   0        28 280
 14  77  47  62  17   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 18  40 783   98   0        22  40
 15  80  55  68  22   0   3 0.23  0.0    0 19.1 37 110 147   18   2 3      47 120
 16  58  49  54   8  11   0 0.38  0.0    0 12.9 25  80   0    0   9 1      30 100
 17  61  46  54   8  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.7 22 150  87   11   8        29 120
 18  54  41  48   1  17   0    T  0.0    0 13.7 25 110  25    3   6 18     35 120
 19  52  38  45  -2  20   0 0.05    T    0 15.7 30 200 296   36   6 14     37 200
 20  52  43  48   0  17   0 0.10  0.0    0 15.1 31 310 112   14   9 1      36 310
 21  64  42  53   5  12   0 0.01  0.0    0 11.0 22 320 532   65   7        25 340
 22  68  35  52   4  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.4 13  50 532   64   1 12     15  20
 23  72  36  54   5  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.7 12  60 808   98   0 1      17  60
 24  52  34  43  -6  22   0 0.26    T    0 14.2 28  20 153   18   6 4      37  20
 25  53  37  45  -5  20   0    T  0.0    0  9.3 21  60 412   49   2        24  60
 26  60  31  46  -4  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 14 280 836  100   0        17 280
 27  71  36  54   3  11   0 0.52  0.0    0 10.5 22 190 500   60   3 13     26 180
 28  56  52  54   3  11   0 0.02  0.0    0  9.9 18 140   0    0   9 1      23 140
 29  54  50  52   1  13   0 0.42  0.0    0  9.3 18  50   0    0  10 1      22  60
 30  57  49  53   1  12   0 0.41  0.0    0 12.3 18 300   0    0   9 1      22 300
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 SM 1877 1230       396   6  6.17    T    359.5        10992    124              
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 AV 62.6 41.0                              12.0 FASTST  PSBL  %   4    MAX(MPH)  
                                  MISC ---->  # 43  40               # 52   60   
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 NOTES:
 # LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES
 -COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.
 -PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IS 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:    APRIL
                                           YEAR:     2006
                                           LATITUDE:   43 34 N                   
                                           LONGITUDE:  96 44 W                   
 
 [TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16    
 
 AVERAGE MONTHLY: 51.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   6.17    1 = FOG OR MIST              
 DPTR FM NORMAL:   6.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:    3.52    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
 HIGHEST:    87 ON 13    GRTST 24HR  3.39 ON  6- 7      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
 LOWEST:     25 ON  4                               3 = THUNDER                  
                         SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                         TOTAL MONTH:    T          5 = HAIL                     
                         GRTST 24HR    T  ON 24-24  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE 
                         GRTST DEPTH:   0           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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  14                                  
 MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:  11                                  
 MIN 32 OR BELOW:   5    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3                                  
 MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   2                                  
 
 [HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
 TOTAL THIS MO.   396    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  16                                  
 DPTR FM NORMAL  -172    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   6                                  
 TOTAL FM JUL 1  6425    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8                                  
 DPTR FM NORMAL -1087                                                            
 
 [CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
 TOTAL THIS MO.     6                                                            
 DPTR FM NORMAL     1    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
 TOTAL FM JAN 1     6    HIGHEST SLP 30.34 ON  3                                 
 DPTR FM NORMAL     1    LOWEST  SLP 29.26 ON 15                                 
 
 [REMARKS]
 
 RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.60 ON 6TH. PREVIOUS RECORD 0.75 IN 1909.
 
 RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.79 ON 7TH. PREVIOUS RECORD 1.45 IN 1919.
 
 TIED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 87 ON 6TH. PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN 1908.
 
 SECOND GREATEST APRIL TOTAL PRECIPITATION OF 6.17. GREATEST WAS 6.97 IN 2001.
 
 FIFTH WARMEST AVERAGE MINIMUM OF 41.0. WARMEST WAS 43.4 IN 1925.
 
 #FINAL-04-06#