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 031618
CF6FSD
                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          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  30  21  26   0  39   0 0.35  5.6    6 20.8 35 310   0    0  10 169    43 310
 2  23  15  19  -8  46   0 0.12  2.4   12 23.7 30 300  60    9  10 9      41 310
 3  16   4  10 -17  55   0    T    T   12 17.0 29 320 638   94   1 9      36 330
 4  37   2  20  -8  45   0 0.00  0.0   12  5.9 20 300 593   87   0        24 300
 5  23   8  16 -12  49   0 0.00  0.0   10 10.4 22  40 282   41   5 1      25  40
 6  28   7  18 -10  47   0 0.00  0.0   10  8.3 16 170 318   46   4 18     21 190
 7  25  18  22  -7  43   0    T    T    9  8.3 17 180   0    0  10 18     22 180
 8  42  25  34   5  31   0    T  0.0    9 15.1 23 170 354   51   6 1268   30 180
 9  44  31  38   8  27   0 0.01  0.0    6  5.6 16 360 621   89   4 18     20 360
10  51  29  40  10  25   0 0.00  0.0    3  4.5 14 110 681   98   3 1      15 110
11  56  29  43  13  22   0 0.00  0.0    1  9.0 17 190 632   90   2        23 200
12  69  34  52  21  13   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.7 15 200 527   75   0 1      20 190
13  67  36  52  21  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 20 350 581   82   1        26  10
14  40  30  35   3  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 16  50  45    6   7        21  30
15  49  23  36   4  29   0    T    T    0  8.8 25 330 398   56   6        31 340
16  39  20  30  -3  35   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 13 150 301   42   7 8      15 150
17  41  32  37   4  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.6 14 140   0    0   9 1      18 150
18  54  32  43  10  22   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.0 29 160 438   61   1        37 170
19  49  28  39   5  26   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.8 25 350 727  100   1 8      35 350
20  48  27  38   4  27   0    T  0.0    0 15.7 26 150 130   18   7 1      32 150
21  63  36  50  15  15   0    T  0.0    0 13.2 33 350 145   20   8 128    40 350
22  65  28  47  12  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.3 25 200 697   95   1        33 180
23  70  30  50  14  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.2 14  80 727   99   0        20 120
24  61  40  51  15  14   0 0.60  0.0    0  7.6 21 110  45    6   7 18     25 110
25  67  47  57  21   8   0 0.03  0.0    0  9.2 24 200 255   34   6 13     36 210
26  75  37  56  19   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 29 350 731   98   0 1      35 360
27  62  38  50  13  15   0 0.02  0.0    0 13.7 22  80 273   36   4 1      26  80
28  58  52  55  17  10   0 0.05  0.0    0 16.1 24 120   0    0  10 18     33 110
29  56  50  53  15  12   0 0.40  0.0    0 13.0 22  70   0    0  10 123    30 120
30  61  48  55  16  10   0 0.12  0.0    0  8.2 21  70 213   28   9 128    24  90
31  53  40  47   8  18   0 3.27  0.0    0 14.3 22 320   0    0  10 1235   26  40
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SM 1522  897       796   0  4.97     8.0 339.2        10412    159
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AV 49.1 28.9                              10.9 FASTST  PSBL  %   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 35 310               # 43  310
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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 ARE THE OFFICAL
  PRECIPITATION FOR SIOUX FALLS.
- 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:     2007
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 39.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   4.97    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   6.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:    3.16    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    75 ON 26    GRTST 24HR  3.27 ON 31-31      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      2 ON  4                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   8.0 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   5.6 ON  1     6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  12 ON  4, 3  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:   6    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  20    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   796    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  11
DPTR FM NORMAL  -193    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6527    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL  -417

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.60 ON  5
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.32 ON 31

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 1ST.
RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 24TH.
RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 31ST.
RECORD MONTHLY TOTAL RAINFALL WAS ESTABLISHED FOR MARCH.

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