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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 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  75  38  57  17   8   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.1 23 120   M    M   5        30 130
 2  57  23  40   0  25   0 0.17    T    0 14.5 25 310   M    M   9 146    34 330
 3  28  20  24 -17  41   0    T    T    T 13.6 25 310   M    M   9        35 310
 4  47  14  31 -10  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 21 150   M    M   1        27 150
 5  60  28  44   2  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.4 23 180   M    M   4        32 170
 6  71  47  59  17   6   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.6 21 190   M    M   7        28 190
 7  76  45  61  18   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 17 320   M    M   2 1      22 310
 8  57  36  47   4  18   0 0.01  0.0    0 14.4 32 320   M    M   6        41 330
 9  41  22  32 -12  33   0    T    T    0 17.4 38 330   M    M   4        53 340
10  55  20  38  -6  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 22 190   M    M   5        30 190
11  62  30  46   2  19   0 0.02  0.4    0 12.1 29  10   M    M   7 1      41  40
12  33  22  28 -17  37   0 0.59  5.2    2 20.1 29  10   M    M   8 129    41  20
13  33  15  24 -21  41   0    T    T    4 13.1 33 310   M    M   4 19     42 310
14  33  18  26 -20  39   0    T    T    3  9.2 18 310   M    M   3        26 290
15  39  19  29 -17  36   0    T    T    2  4.5 10 320   M    M   7 1      14 340
16  43  20  32 -15  33   0 0.00  0.0    T  2.9 12 350   M    M   8        16 320
17  51  26  39  -8  26   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.3 17 280   M    M   2        27 280
18  70  37  54   6  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.4 28 310   M    M   2        35 310
19  54  32  43  -5  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 17 310   M    M   4        25 280
20  69  33  51   3  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.1 37 330   M    M   4        47 310
21  73  27  50   1  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.2 17 200   M    M   3        26 210
22  80  49  65  16   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 25 330   M    M   3        34 330
23  78  37  58   8   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 28 310   M    M   5        38 300
24  68  41  55   5  10   0 0.04  0.0    0  8.2 28 330   M    M   6        37 360
25  60  35  48  -3  17   0 0.18    T    0  3.6 17 180   M    M   5 135    27 200
26  70  32  51   0  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 17 180   M    M   3 1      26 180
27  79  50  65  14   0   0    T  0.0    0  6.7 17 120   M    M   6        25 180
28  67  50  59   7   6   0 0.14  0.0    0 13.9 30  10   M    M   9 3      43  20
29  69  46  58   6   7   0    T  0.0    0 15.4 25 360   M    M   6        36 350
30  72  37  55   2  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 15 130   M    M   4        20 180
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SM 1770  949       581   0  1.15  5.6    310.6          M      151
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AV 59.0 31.6                              10.4 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    38 330                 53 340
================================================================================
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:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 45.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.15    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.86    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    80 ON 22    GRTST 24HR  0.61 ON 11-12      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     14 ON  4                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   5.6 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   5.6 ON 11-12  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   4 ON 13     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:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  16    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   581    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   7
DPTR FM NORMAL    19    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  19
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6888    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -519

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -5    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.35 ON  4
DPTR FM NORMAL    -5    LOWEST  SLP 29.58 ON 28

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 12TH WITH 5.2 INCHES. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 3.5 INCHES BACK IN 1983.

RECORD DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS TIED ON THE 13TH WITH 33 DEGREES. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD OCCURENCE OF 33 DEGREES WAS SET WAY BACK IN 1893.

#FINAL-04-20#