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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2024
                                          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  65  35  50  22  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.0 26 190   M    M   1        35 200
 2  65  31  48  20  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.9 23 160   M    M   5 1      31 140
 3  54  32  43  14  22   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 29 290   M    M   3        39 260
 4  49  24  37   8  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 21 330   M    M   6        25 330
 5  56  16  36   6  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 22 290   M    M   3        35 290
 6  60  20  40  10  25   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.7 31 180   M    M   6        43 210
 7  46  32  39   9  26   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.2 22  30   M    M   8        29  40
 8  47  26  37   6  28   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.6 28 360   M    M   6        36 350
 9  51  21  36   5  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 16 340   M    M   1        23 340
10  68  22  45  13  20   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.7 23 180   M    M   2        30 170
11  80  27  54  22  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 20 210   M    M   5        33 220
12  72  35  54  21  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.3 12 340   M    M   5        15 350
13  72  41  57  24   8   0    T  0.0    0  8.4 22  60   M    M   7        31  60
14  63  41  52  18  13   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.6 22  30   M    M   7        28  30
15  56  31  44  10  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.3 16 310   M    M   4 1      24 210
16  52  31  42   7  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.2 33 320   M    M   5        45 320
17  35  23  29  -6  36   0    T    T    0 18.6 29 340   M    M   8        37 340
18  44  18  31  -5  34   0    T    T    T 10.0 22 360   M    M   4        28 360
19  64  30  47  11  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.2 25 330   M    M   3        32 340
20  40  17  29  -8  36   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.2 21  10   M    M   5        27  20
21  49  25  37   0  28   0    T  0.1    0 14.8 23  90   M    M   9        31  80
22  36  17  27 -11  38   0 0.01  0.1    T 10.3 20  60   M    M   8        25 360
23  32  13  23 -15  42   0 0.02  0.5    0  8.7 18 110   M    M   8        24 130
24  37  28  33  -5  32   0 0.57  0.3    T 14.1 22 120   M    M  10 145    30 120
25  35  27  31  -8  34   0 0.46  1.8    T 20.7 32 360   M    M  10 1469   44 360
26  27  19  23 -16  42   0 0.01  0.2    2 20.0 31 330   M    M   9 9      43 330
27  30  10  20 -20  45   0 0.00  0.0    2  8.3 16 280   M    M   1        22 280
28  49  16  33  -7  32   0 0.00  0.0    1  8.3 18 110   M    M   3        23 120
29  60  37  49   9  16   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.0 24 110   M    M   8        33 110
30  44  32  38  -3  27   0    T  0.0    0  8.4 20 360   M    M   8        24  10
31  42  32  37  -4  28   0 0.02    T    0 10.5 20  60   M    M  10 1      24  60
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SM 1580  809       814   0  1.09  3.0    364.5          M      178
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AV 51.0 26.1                              11.8 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    33 320                 45 320
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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 FALLS, SD.
-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:      2024
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 38.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.09    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.51    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    80 ON 11    GRTST 24HR  0.97 ON 24-25      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     10 ON 27                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   3.0 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   2.0 ON 25-26  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   2 ON 27,26  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:   3    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  26    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   814    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   5
DPTR FM NORMAL  -128    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  20
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5273    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL -1177

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.43 ON 23
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    LOWEST  SLP 29.23 ON  3

[REMARKS]
RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 11TH WITH 80
DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 75 IN 2016. THIS WAS THE SECOND EARLIEST
OCCURRENCE OF 80 DEGREES OR WARMER ON RECORD.

#FINAL-03-24#