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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     NOVEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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  46  23  35  -7  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 18 320   M    M   4        26 340
 2  47  21  34  -7  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.6  9 300   M    M   3        13 270
 3  51  24  38  -3  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.4  9 190   M    M   5        14 180
 4  45  23  34  -6  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 17 180   M    M   6 12     22 180
 5  68  42  55  15  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.0 29 190   M    M   3        42 200
 6  68  32  50  11  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 15 170   M    M   2 1      22 160
 7  62  42  52  13  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 14 200   M    M   3        19 210
 8  60  34  47   9  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 22  20   M    M   5        28  30
 9  56  34  45   7  20   0    T  0.0    0  3.8 13 130   M    M   6        18 150
10  49  40  45   8  20   0 0.20  0.0    0  9.9 22 310   M    M   9 1      33 300
11  46  33  40   3  25   0 0.03  0.2    0 20.6 35 290   M    M   6 1      48 310
12  33  28  31  -5  34   0 0.02  0.3    T 24.0 36 310   M    M  10 1      54 320
13  43  25  34  -2  31   0 0.03    T    T 12.8 35 320   M    M   9 6      51 320
14  37  25  31  -4  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.1 30 320   M    M   7        40 320
15  45  31  38   3  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 16 110   M    M   7        19 120
16  70  35  53  19  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.9 26 350   M    M   7        36 330
17  43  23  33  -1  32   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.1 32 300   M    M   4        46 320
18  34  21  28  -6  37   0    T    T    0  9.6 20 320   M    M   4        30 290
19  49  26  38   5  27   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.1 30 190   M    M   6        42 180
20  48  33  41   8  24   0 0.01  0.0    0  3.7 13  30   M    M  10        16  40
21  39  19  29  -3  36   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.8 30 340   M    M   4        41 350
22  44  19  32   0  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.7 16 190   M    M   5        21 180
23  68  23  46  15  19   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.8 26 200   M    M   3        37 190
24  53  23  38   7  27   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.0 28 340   M    M   7        36 330
25  29  12  21  -9  44   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 24 350   M    M   4        32 350
26  48  24  36   6  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 15 200   M    M   6        20 160
27  51  28  40  11  25   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.8 28 320   M    M   3        36 320
28  46  20  33   4  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 14 160   M    M   6        19 160
29  67  30  49  21  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 30 310   M    M   5        38 310
30  55  28  42  14  23   0    T  0.0    0  5.9 18 210   M    M   5        26 200
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SM 1500  821       782   0  0.29  0.5    286.8          M      164
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AV 50.0 27.4                               9.6 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    36 310                 54 320
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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:     NOVEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 38.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.29    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.93    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    70 ON 16    GRTST 24HR  0.20 ON 10-10      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     12 ON 25                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.5 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   0.5 ON 11-12  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  T            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:   5
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  22    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   782    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -126    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  22
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1167    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -368

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1134    HIGHEST SLP 30.56 ON 25
DPTR FM NORMAL   287    LOWEST  SLP 29.40 ON 16

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 23RD
WITH A HIGH OF 68 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 60 DEGREES IN 1902.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 29TH
WITH A HIGH OF 67 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 60 DEGREES IN 1973.

#FINAL-11-21#