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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 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  39  22  31   1  34   0 0.00  0.0    T 13.9 30 310   M    M   4 1      38 320
 2  37  22  30   0  35   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 15  20   M    M   6        18  30
 3  50  23  37   6  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 14 330   M    M   1 1      16 340
 4  45  27  36   5  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 20 340   M    M   2 1      25 330
 5  42  26  34   2  31   0 0.03    T    0  9.9 26 120   M    M   6        36 110
 6  39  32  36   4  29   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.9 23 360   M    M  10 1      28  30
 7  38  24  31  -2  34   0    T    T    0  9.2 20 100   M    M  10        25 100
 8  36  32  34   1  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 14  10   M    M  10 1      17 320
 9  34  31  33  -1  32   0 0.28  2.5    T  7.7 15 310   M    M  10 1      20 310
10  33  28  31  -3  34   0 0.00  0.0    2 10.8 23 130   M    M  10 1      29 130
11  36  23  30  -4  35   0 0.17  1.0    1  8.2 22 130   M    M   8 126    32 130
12  29  22  26  -9  39   0    T    T    1 21.7 30 320   M    M   9 12     43 320
13  28  16  22 -13  43   0    T    T    1 10.7 29 330   M    M   9        36 330
14  44  14  29  -7  36   0 0.00  0.0    1 13.9 28 150   M    M   1        37 150
15  63  33  48  12  17   0 0.00  0.0    T 15.6 31 190   M    M   0        40 190
16  46  22  34  -3  31   0 0.19  1.1    0 23.6 39 330   M    M   7 16     50 350
17  27   9  18 -19  47   0    T    T    1 20.4 33 330   M    M   5        42 330
18  24   9  17 -21  48   0    T    T    1 19.2 30 330   M    M   5        39 320
19  50   7  29  -9  36   0 0.00  0.0    T 13.4 29 210   M    M   0        37 210
20  48  29  39   0  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 17  30   M    M   2        27  20
21  54  28  41   2  24   0    T  0.0    0 11.3 22 160   M    M   5 1      29 170
22  43  29  36  -4  29   0 0.12  1.1    0 13.6 23 330   M    M   6 13     30 360
23  37  24  31  -9  34   0 0.08  0.9    2  7.6 15 340   M    M   6 1      18 340
24  50  21  36  -4  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 14  80   M    M   1        19  80
25  51  32  42   1  23   0 0.09  0.0    0  6.8 15  20   M    M   6 1      20 340
26  41  23  32  -9  33   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.7 24 350   M    M   2        29 350
27  43  21  32 -10  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 17 360   M    M   0        22 360
28  52  17  35  -7  30   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.8 22 210   M    M   0 1      29 180
29  40  21  31 -11  34   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 18  10   M    M   1        23 360
30  72  27  50   7  15   0 0.19  0.0    0 10.2 24 320   M    M   6 13     33 320
31  50  31  41  -2  24   0 0.05    T    0 14.9 29 320   M    M  10 16     40 310
================================================================================
SM 1321  725       983   0  1.20  6.6    362.9          M      158
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AV 42.6 23.4                              11.7 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    39 330                 50 350
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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:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 33.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.20    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -3.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.56    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    72 ON 30    GRTST 24HR  0.28 ON  9         TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      7 ON 19                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   6.6 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   2.5 ON  9     6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   2 ON 23,10  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:   4    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  30    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   983    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  11
DPTR FM NORMAL   106    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6189    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  9
DPTR FM NORMAL    42

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.52 ON 18
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    LOWEST  SLP 29.36 ON 31

[REMARKS]

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