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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2022
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
================================================================================
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
================================================================================

 1  44  10  27  -2  38   0 0.00  0.0    2 14.7 29 180   M    M   0        40 180
 2  47  14  31   2  34   0    T    T    1 20.1 40 330   M    M   3        54 330
 3  33   4  19  -9  46   0 0.00  0.0    T 10.4 31 320   M    M   0        40 310
 4  48  10  29   1  36   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.5 16 180   M    M   0        20 180
 5  37  24  31   3  34   0    T  0.0    T 10.2 20 360   M    M   4        24  10
 6  42  16  29   2  36   0 0.00  0.0    T  4.7 14 160   M    M   2        19 160
 7  29  12  21  -6  44   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.9 15  10   M    M   2        19  10
 8  34  14  24  -2  41   0 0.39  0.4    0  5.1 10 110   M    M   5 16     13 110
 9  34  32  33   7  32   0 0.11  1.0    1  5.2  8 130   M    M  10 1       M   M
10  36  19  28   2  37   0 0.00  0.0    1  7.5 15 300   M    M   4 1      19 170
11  42  17  30   5  35   0 0.00  0.0    T  9.9 23 140   M    M   1 1      31 150
12  34  30  32   7  33   0 0.39  0.0    T 16.7 23 110   M    M  10 1      31 100
13  45  33  39  14  26   0 0.60  0.0    0 18.5 28 120   M    M   9 1      41 100
14  34  29  32   8  33   0    T    T    0 12.3 23 160   M    M  10 1      30 160
15  29  20  25   1  40   0 0.07  1.0    T 22.8 33 300   M    M  10 1      45 310
16  22  16  19  -5  46   0    T    T    1 21.7 31 310   M    M  10        44 270
17  18   5  12 -11  53   0    T    T    1 15.8 24 320   M    M   6 1      32 320
18  21   2  12 -11  53   0 0.00  0.0    1  5.8 12  80   M    M   0        16  80
19  20   5  13 -10  52   0 0.04  0.3    T 13.0 23 330   M    M   8 19     32 350
20   7  -1   3 -20  62   0 0.00  0.0    1 10.9 18 320   M    M   0        22 340
21  10  -5   3 -19  62   0 0.13  2.0    1 13.5 32 330   M    M   7 19     42 320
22  -5 -16 -10 -32  75   0    T    T    3 28.0 39 320   M    M   6 9      53 320
23  -1  -9  -5 -27  70   0 0.00  0.0    3 27.9 41 310   M    M  10 9      56 320
24   8  -4   2 -20  63   0 0.00  0.0    3 15.7 26 320   M    M   0        34 310
25  28  -7  11 -11  54   0 0.02  0.2    3 11.5 35 320   M    M   4 9      48 300
26  17   2  10 -11  55   0    T    T    3 13.4 32 320   M    M   3 19     48 320
27  37   9  23   2  42   0 0.00  0.0    3 15.7 24 170   M    M   0        33 170
28  43  27  35  14  30   0    T  0.0    3  8.1 21 120   M    M   2        25 130
29  38  21  30   9  35   0 0.08  0.5    1 10.1 26 320   M    M  10 1      34 320
30  34  15  25   4  40   0 0.00  0.0    1  6.9 15 130   M    M   3 1      18 130
31  41  25  33  13  32   0 0.00  0.0    1  8.1 16 170   M    M   3 1      21 150
================================================================================
SM  906  369      1369   0  1.83  5.4    397.6          M      142
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AV 29.2 11.9                              12.8 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    41 310                 56 320
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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 OFFICIAL
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS FOR SIOUX CITY, IA.
-SNOW DEPTH IN COLUMN 9 IS RECORDED AT 6 AM CST (12Z).



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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2022
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 20.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.83    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -3.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.84    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    48 ON  4    GRTST 24HR  0.99 ON 12-13      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -16 ON 22                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   5.4 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   2.0 ON 21-21  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   3 ON 28,27  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:  13    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  30    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   6    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1369    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  14
DPTR FM NORMAL   101    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2770    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL    29

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1144    HIGHEST SLP 30.76 ON 20
DPTR FM NORMAL   279    LOWEST  SLP 29.37 ON 28

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 13TH WITH 0.60
INCHES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.34 INCHES IN 1981 AND 1993.

MONTHLY TOTAL PRECIPITATION OF 1.86 INCHES IS THE 12TH HIGHEST ON
RECORD.

#FINAL-12-22#