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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 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  53  28  41  11  24   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.8 26 330   M    M   1        35 320
 2  47  31  39   9  26   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 20 220   M    M   5        25 220
 3  57  34  46  15  19   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.9 21 260   M    M   3        30 250
 4  62  26  44  13  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 28 200   M    M   1        40 200
 5  48  31  40   8  25   0    T  0.0    0 25.2 44 320   M    M   3        58 320
 6  50  21  36   4  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 21 150   M    M   0 1      27 160
 7  70  31  51  18  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.5 35 200   M    M   0        47 170
 8  71  38  55  22  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 18.4 30 200   M    M   1        36 180
 9  38  28  33   0  32   0 0.49    T    0 14.7 23 350   M    M   8 16     29 340
10  41  23  32  -2  33   0 0.17  0.0    0  6.6 21 180   M    M   6 1      27 160
11  59  33  46  12  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 22 210   M    M   6 12     30 210
12  56  31  44   9  21   0    T  0.0    0 19.5 36 330   M    M   2        43 330
13  48  26  37   2  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 15 340   M    M   3        20 340
14  37  28  33  -3  32   0 0.12  2.0    2 11.2 20  80   M    M  10 12     26  80
15  34  30  32  -4  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 16 130   M    M  10 1      21 120
16  44  31  38   2  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 18 330   M    M  10 1      21 320
17  45  25  35  -2  30   0 0.01  0.0    0  6.5 16 160   M    M   5 1      24 200
18  53  41  47  10  18   0 0.04  0.0    0  6.8 14  70   M    M  10 1      17  80
19  45  24  35  -3  30   0 1.58  3.5    0 16.8 36 340   M    M  10 12     45 340
20  26  13  20 -18  45   0 0.02  0.3    3 14.9 38 340   M    M   2 1      49 340
21  40  18  29 -10  36   0 0.00  0.0    3  9.3 20 160   M    M   7        25 160
22  44  29  37  -2  28   0 0.00  0.0    2 12.0 22 170   M    M   4 1      28 160
23  48  39  44   4  21   0 0.01  0.0    0  7.4 13 120   M    M  10 1      17 150
24  60  42  51  11  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.4 26 170   M    M   6        32 160
25  52  38  45   5  20   0 0.06  0.0    0  9.1 23  10   M    M  10 1      27  10
26  53  35  44   3  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 17  80   M    M  10        23  90
27  47  42  45   4  20   0 0.05  0.0    0  7.3 13  50   M    M  10 1      17  50
28  47  35  41  -1  24   0 0.70    T    0 20.0 35 330   M    M  10 136    46 340
29  57  32  45   3  20   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.1 31 320   M    M   1        41 320
30  67  29  48   5  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 16 100   M    M   1        21 110
31  65  40  53  10  12   0    T  0.0    0 10.5 20 160   M    M   6        27 130
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SM 1564  952       749   0  3.25  5.8    367.1          M      171
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AV 50.5 30.7                              11.8 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    44 320                 58 320
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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:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 40.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.25    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   4.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.25    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    71 ON  8    GRTST 24HR  1.58 ON 19-19      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     13 ON 20                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   5.8 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   3.8 ON 19-20  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   3 ON 21,20  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:   1    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  11
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
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.   749    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  11
DPTR FM NORMAL  -135    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5898    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 10
DPTR FM NORMAL  -280

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.69 ON 20
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.34 ON 28

[REMARKS]

RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 8TH WITH 71 DEGREES.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR THE DATE WAS 70 DEGREES IN 1977.

RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 19TH WITH 1.58 INCHES.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR THE DATE WAS 0.98 IN 1982.

#FINAL-03-20#


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