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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          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  82  60  71  -3   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  8.4 16  20   M    M   2 8      26  20
 2  82  56  69  -5   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  4.4 13 130   M    M   2 18     21 120
 3  81  62  72  -2   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 14 170   M    M   4        18 170
 4  81  64  73  -1   0   8 0.12  0.0    0 12.4 22 170   M    M   6        30 150
 5  88  65  77   3   0  12 1.50    T    0  6.9 30  40   M    M   5 135    44  90
 6  84  65  75   1   0  10 0.05  0.0    0  9.2 20 170   M    M   5 13     26 180
 7  84  71  78   5   0  13    T  0.0    0  8.4 21 120   M    M   7 3      25 130
 8  84  68  76   3   0  11 0.21  0.0    0  7.1 26 180   M    M   8 3      39 190
 9  87  62  75   2   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 21 120   M    M   2 12     27 130
10  89  70  80   7   0  15    T  0.0    0  7.6 18 350   M    M   2        27 340
11  87  71  79   6   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 21 320   M    M   2        28 310
12  81  62  72  -1   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 22 340   M    M   3        30 340
13  82  55  69  -4   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 21 340   M    M   1        29 310
14  87  55  71  -1   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 21 180   M    M   2        27 190
15  86  62  74   2   0   9 0.00  0.0    0 11.7 22 150   M    M   1        31 150
16  89  66  78   6   0  13 0.00  0.0    0 13.9 23 160   M    M   2        31 180
17  91  70  81   9   0  16 0.00  0.0    0 14.1 23 170   M    M   2        33 180
18  89  71  80   8   0  15 0.00  0.0    0 12.5 23 160   M    M   1        31 140
19  90  72  81   9   0  16 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 20 160   M    M   2        27 160
20  83  66  75   3   0  10 0.23  0.0    0 10.6 23 150   M    M   8 13     34 160
21  76  57  67  -4   0   2 0.00  0.0    0 10.2 24 310   M    M   1        33 320
22  79  58  69  -2   0   4 0.11  0.0    0 12.3 25 160   M    M   5 13     39 150
23  88  65  77   6   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 18 130   M    M   4        25 140
24  88  72  80   9   0  15 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 23 130   M    M   4 3      31 140
25  85  64  75   5   0  10    T  0.0    0 10.0 18  30   M    M   5        27  30
26  82  65  74   4   0   9 0.09  0.0    0 10.5 23  90   M    M   8 3      32  40
27  87  68  78   8   0  13 0.15  0.0    0  7.7 21 160   M    M   7 13     31 170
28  89  67  78   8   0  13 3.35  0.0    0  9.0 36 300   M    M   6 138    55 320
29  82  60  71   1   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 20 320   M    M   3        26 330
30  81  57  69   0   0   4 0.05  0.0    0  6.2 21 160   M    M   4 13     29 160
31  80  62  71   2   0   6 0.43  0.0    0  9.0 22 360   M    M   5 13     28 360
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SM 2624 1988         0 300  6.29    T    288.2          M      119
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AV 84.6 64.1                               9.3 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    36 300                 55 320
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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:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 74.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   6.29    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:    2.95    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    91 ON 17    GRTST 24HR  3.35 ON 28-28      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     55 ON 14,13                             3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  T            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   T   ON  5- 5  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  0            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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  11
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   2    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   8
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   2

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  15
DPTR FM NORMAL   -12    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  15
TOTAL FM JUL 1     0    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  1
DPTR FM NORMAL   -13

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   300
DPTR FM NORMAL    73    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1018    HIGHEST SLP 30.26 ON 14
DPTR FM NORMAL   268    LOWEST  SLP 29.65 ON 20

[REMARKS]
RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 28TH WITH 3.35 INCHES.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 2.37 INCHES SET IN 1932.

#FINAL-08-21#