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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS SD
                                          MONTH:     JULY
                                          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  84  63  74   3   0   9 0.01  0.0    0  6.9 20 340 618   67   1        30 330
 2  87  60  74   3   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 14 130 704   76   0        15 120
 3  88  64  76   4   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 15 340 577   63   2        18  30
 4  77  55  66  -6   0   1    T  0.0    0  5.9 13 350 583   63   1        16  40
 5  79  49  64  -8   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 13  40 891   97   1        16  50
 6  81  54  68  -4   0   3 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 21 170 707   77   0        24 170
 7  84  67  76   4   0  11 0.02  0.0    0 17.1 29 180 395   43   1        35 180
 8  92  60  76   4   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 16 180 529   58   2        20 170
 9  84  59  72  -1   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 17  20 668   73   0 18     22  19
10  83  57  70  -3   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 10  90 428   47   1        15  20
11  86  59  73   0   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 14  70 743   81   4 1      18  90
12  86  61  74   1   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 17  90 824   90   3 12     21 100
13  87  69  78   5   0  13    T  0.0    0 10.4 23 140 347   38   5 138    32 140
14  94  65  80   7   0  15 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 16 350 629   69   1 18     21 340
15  99  71  85  12   0  20 0.00  0.0    0 15.1 28 180 870   96   0        33 170
16  98  75  87  14   0  22 0.00  0.0    0 12.3 17 150 566   63   2        24 150
17  87  57  72  -1   0   7    T  0.0    0 11.3 25  30 669   74   2        33  10
18  88  50  69  -4   0   4 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 18 140 777   86   0        22 150
19  90  71  81   8   0  16    T  0.0    0 12.5 23  30 127   14   2 8      28  40
20  87  62  75   1   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 16  40 486   54   0        20  70
21  79  59  69  -5   0   4 0.01  0.0    0  7.0 16 330 257   29   6        20  10
22  86  55  71  -3   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  5.1 16 340 609   68   2        21 330
23  96  60  78   4   0  13 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 15 290 516   58   2        18 280
24  92  69  81   7   0  16 0.50  0.0    0  6.8 28 360 484   54   2 13     32  10
25  81  66  74   0   0   9 0.07  0.0    0  6.1 18 180 313   35   2 13     21 180
26  90  62  76   2   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  4.8 13  50 768   87   3 128    15  30
27  91  64  78   4   0  13 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 15 180 566   64   2        16 160
28  98  73  86  12   0  21 0.00  0.0    0 12.2 23 180 860   98   2        28 170
29  98  74  86  12   0  21 0.00  0.0    0 12.4 25 160 871   99   1        25 170
30 100  77  89  16   0  24 0.00  0.0    0 13.6 24 190 870   99   1        32 180
31  99  73  86  13   0  21 0.07  0.0    0 15.4 29 180 720   82   3 3      37 160
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SM 2751 1960         1 350  0.68     0.0 276.8        18972     54
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AV 88.7 63.2                               8.9 FASTST  612  68   2    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 29 180               # 37  160
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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:    JULY
                                          YEAR:     2006
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 76.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.68    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.25    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:   100 ON 30    GRTST 24HR  0.50 ON 24-24      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     49 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:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:  13    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.     1    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  28
DPTR FM NORMAL    -9    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   3
TOTAL FM JUL 1     1    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -9

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   350
DPTR FM NORMAL    76    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   567    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   104    LOWEST  SLP 29.43 ON 31

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