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
                                          MONTH:     FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:      2007
                                          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  18  -7   6 -10  59   0    T  0.3    4  9.0 26 350 301   51   3 89     31 340
 2  13  -5   4 -13  61   0    T    T    4 12.6 24 320 449   75   1 8      30 320
 3  -3 -14  -8 -25  73   0 0.00  0.0    4 10.5 21 300 566   94   1        26 310
 4   3 -13  -5 -22  70   0 0.00  0.0    4  7.6 17 320 444   74   1        20 310
 5   3  -3   0 -18  65   0    T  0.2    4  9.1 13 130 115   19   7 1      15 130
 6  13  -1   6 -12  59   0 0.08  0.9    5  9.1 18 360  20    3   8 1      22  10
 7  11  -3   4 -14  61   0 0.01  0.2    4  5.2 13 340  30    5   7        14 340
 8  11 -12   0 -18  65   0 0.00  0.0    4  3.9 10 270 380   62   3        14 300
 9  12  -3   5 -14  60   0 0.00  0.0    4  6.4 15 330 443   72   3        17 320
10  13  -9   2 -17  63   0 0.02  0.5    4  3.3 10 170 204   33   6 16     13 170
11  26  13  20   1  45   0 0.01  0.2    5  6.4 16  60   0    0  10 126    20  50
12  22   7  15  -5  50   0 0.02  0.6    4 15.4 25  30   0    0  10 189    30  30
13   8  -9   0 -20  65   0 0.09  2.7    7 10.9 21  20 561   90   5 189    25 360
14   6 -15  -4 -24  69   0 0.00  0.0    7  6.4 15 360 264   42   5        18 360
15   2 -13  -5 -26  70   0 0.00  0.0    6  6.9 17 190 631  100   0        22 200
16  24   1  13  -8  52   0 0.06  0.8    6 15.3 31 360  70   11   5 14689  41 360
17  26  17  22   0  43   0    T    T    7 11.0 28 350 270   42   7 9      35 350
18  35  12  24   2  41   0 0.00  0.0    6  8.9 18 180 485   76   1 1      23 180
19  40  26  33  11  32   0 0.00  0.0    5  8.3 22 310 300   47   2        26 310
20  42  17  30   7  35   0 0.00  0.0    3  5.6 15 190 604   94   2 12     18 200
21  46  26  36  13  29   0 0.00  0.0    2 10.5 29 320 570   88   0 1      38 320
22  35  21  28   5  37   0 0.00  0.0    T  9.6 21 320 486   75   3        25 310
23  41  31  36  12  29   0    T  0.0    T 21.9 33 130 446   68   6        44 140
24  34  27  31   7  34   0 0.57  3.5    T 16.7 29 120   0    0   9 1246   36 120
25  27  21  24  -1  41   0 0.13  2.2    5 14.9 22 350   0    0  10 1      28 360
26  26  17  22  -3  43   0    T    T    6  9.9 17 310 180   27   8        22 310
27  27  19  23  -2  42   0    T  0.1    6  7.1 17 110 284   43   7 1      22 130
28  30  23  27   1  38   0 0.30  3.7    5 15.0 24 110   0    0  10 12456  30 120
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SM  591  171      1431   0  1.29    15.9 277.4         8103    140
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AV 21.1  6.1                               9.9 FASTST  PSBL  %   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 33 130               # 44  140
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

  COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.
- PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN COLUMNS 7, 8, AND 9 WERE SUBMITTED AS
  THE OFFICAL PRECIPITATION FOR SIOUX FALLS.
- SNOW DEPTH IN COLUMN 9 WAS RECORDED AT 6 AM CST (12Z).


PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:  SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:    FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:     2007
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 13.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.29    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -7.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.78    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    46 ON 21    GRTST 24HR  0.57 ON 24-24      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -15 ON 14                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  15.9 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   3.7 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   7 ON 17,14  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:  21    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  28    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  13    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1431    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12
DPTR FM NORMAL   195    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5731    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL  -224

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.64 ON  5
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.39 ON 19

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