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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          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
================================================================================

 1  39  17  28  -1  37   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 12 350   M    M   1        17  30
 2  41  16  29   0  36   0    T    T    0  8.6 18 150   M    M   4 1      27 150
 3  34  24  29   1  36   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 12 340   M    M   9 1      15 310
 4  44  25  35   7  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 16 210   M    M   6 12     22 210
 5  45  20  33   5  32   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 28 320   M    M   2        35 310
 6  56  19  38  11  27   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.2 18 200   M    M   0        24 200
 7  58  26  42  15  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.6 18 190   M    M   0        22 180
 8  52  38  45  19  20   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.5 25 300   M    M   1        35 300
 9  40  27  34   8  31   0    T    T    T 20.5 35 320   M    M   7 1      44 310
10  41  17  29   3  36   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 18 320   M    M   2        26 330
11  51  15  33   8  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.1 23 330   M    M   2 1      30 320
12  37  17  27   2  38   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 23 340   M    M   4        30 340
13  45  17  31   6  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 12 210   M    M   1        14 210
14  51  21  36  12  29   0    T  0.0    0  7.4 15 210   M    M   3        19 210
15  44  34  39  15  26   0 0.37  0.0    0  5.7 16 310   M    M  10 1      21 320
16  38  33  36  12  29   0 0.10    T    0  9.6 23 330   M    M  10 1      32 310
17  44  28  36  13  29   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.7 26 310   M    M   3        35 330
18  33  21  27   4  38   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 28 340   M    M   0        37 340
19  48  23  36  13  29   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.7 22 190   M    M   0        31 180
20  45  19  32   9  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.2 10 110   M    M   0        14 110
21  44  26  35  13  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 12 150   M    M   6 12     16 160
22  48  31  40  18  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.7  9 130   M    M   8 12     12 310
23  54  31  43  21  22   0 0.01  0.0    0 12.1 24 160   M    M   9 12     34 160
24  55  34  45  23  20   0 0.56  0.0    0 16.1 28 330   M    M  10 1      37 340
25  34  24  29   7  36   0 0.55  1.5    T 14.4 24 350   M    M  10 126    31 350
26  33  22  28   7  37   0    T    T    2  7.0 13 130   M    M   9        16 150
27  34  16  25   4  40   0 0.00  0.0    2  7.2 15 350   M    M   5        18 350
28  34  17  26   5  39   0    T    T    1 11.5 23 330   M    M   8 12     31 330
29  35  22  29   8  36   0 0.00  0.0    1 10.3 22 320   M    M   1        27 320
30  37  23  30   9  35   0 0.00  0.0    1 13.8 29 330   M    M   4        37 340
31  29  14  22   2  43   0 0.00  0.0    1 12.5 23 330   M    M   8        28 350
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SM 1323  717       988   0  1.59  1.5    292.7          M      143
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AV 42.7 23.1                               9.4 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    35 320                 44 310
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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:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 32.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.59    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   8.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.60    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    58 ON  7    GRTST 24HR  0.68 ON 24-25      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     14 ON 31                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   1.5 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.5 ON 25-25  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:   1    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   5
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  27    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   988    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12
DPTR FM NORMAL  -280    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2207    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL  -534

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1133    HIGHEST SLP 30.67 ON 13
DPTR FM NORMAL   268    LOWEST  SLP 29.44 ON  7

[REMARKS]
RECORD HIGH DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 8TH WITH
38 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 35 DEGREES IN 1987.

DECEMBER AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 32.9 DEGREES WAS THE THIRD WARMEST ON
RECORD FOR DECEMBER.

#FINAL-12-23#