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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CF6FSD

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS SD
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          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
                                     12Z  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  62  44  53   1  12   0    T  0.0    0 10.2 18 280  91   11   8 1      23 270
 2  73  36  55   2  10   0 0.04  0.0    0 10.8 33 170 453   53   2 1      44 180
 3  62  43  53   0  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.0 26 300 722   84   2        32 300
 4  57  38  48  -5  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.8 22 310 514   60   5        26 300
 5  54  34  44 -10  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 18 310 329   38   4        22 310
 6  66  39  53  -1  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 16 180 555   64   5        20 190
 7  70  49  60   5   5   0    T  0.0    0 15.5 25 160 678   78   7        31 190
 8  65  48  57   2   8   0    T  0.0    0  7.8 22 170  10    1   8        26 170
 9  72  41  57   2   8   0    T  0.0    0  8.5 24 310 629   72   2 1      30 310
10  62  43  53  -3  12   0 0.08  0.0    0 17.4 28 330 590   68   5        33 330
11  57  39  48  -8  17   0    T  0.0    0 19.6 29 340 412   47   6        35 340
12  64  37  51  -5  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 18.5 31 330 666   76   0        44 320
13  57  42  50  -7  15   0    T  0.0    0 15.7 24 340  99   11   9        28 340
14  65  47  56  -1   9   0 0.07  0.0    0 12.6 23  50 135   15   8 1      29 340
15  58  46  52  -6  13   0    T  0.0    0 11.6 21 340   0    0   7        25 330
16  72  46  59   1   6   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 20 320 567   64   3         M  M
17  76  43  60   2   5   0    T  0.0    0 12.5 30 340 466   53   1        36 340
18  75  43  59   0   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 13 170 259   29   2        17 160
19  81  45  63   4   2   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.6 31 340 712   80   1        37 340
20  80  47  64   5   1   0    T  0.0    0  7.3 20 320 278   31   4 8      23 290
21  64  48  56  -4   9   0 0.03  0.0    0 13.7 22  80 293   33   6        26  80
22  82  45  64   4   1   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.9 21 140 398   44   1        26 150
23  89  62  76  16   0  11 0.77  0.0    0 15.5 30 160 265   29   2 13     38 160
24  75  63  69   8   0   4 0.01  0.0    0 18.8 31 280 231   26   4 1      41 280
25  71  54  63   2   2   0    T  0.0    0 13.3 24 310  70    8   7 12     30 300
26  84  45  65   4   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 17 160 301   33   2 12     21 160
27  87  64  76  14   0  11 0.00  0.0    0 14.5 25 170 630   70   1        32 140
28  94  73  84  22   0  19 0.00  0.0    0 22.3 30 170 900   99   0        37 170
29  82  58  70   8   0   5 0.00  0.0    0 10.8 26 180 890   98   0        36 170
30  84  53  69   6   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  5.2 13  50 210   23   0        17  30
31  82  53  68   5   0   3 0.02  0.0    0  4.9 14 340 395   43   2        17  10
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SM 2222 1468       217  57  1.02     0.0 374.7        12748    114
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AV 71.7 47.4                              12.1 FASTST  411  46   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 33 170               # 44  180
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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 SD
                                          MONTH:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2006
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 59.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.02    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.37    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    94 ON 28    GRTST 24HR  0.77 ON 23-23      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     34 ON  5                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR     0.0         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:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   1    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   217    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  16
DPTR FM NORMAL   -25    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6642    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2
DPTR FM NORMAL -1112

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    57
DPTR FM NORMAL    22    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    63    HIGHEST SLP 30.28 ON 15
DPTR FM NORMAL    23    LOWEST  SLP 29.36 ON 27

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