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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          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  20 -11   5 -14  60   0 0.00  0.0   18  1.9 10 200   M    M   1 1      12 200
 2  20  -6   7 -12  58   0    T    T   17  9.8 26  10   M    M   2        34 350
 3  19  -3   8 -11  57   0 0.00  0.0   17 12.7 23 150   M    M   8        33 140
 4  39   5  22   3  43   0 0.00  0.0   17  3.7 13 200   M    M   4 1      17 190
 5  34  20  27   8  38   0 0.00  0.0   16  6.7 15 280   M    M   4 12     19 290
 6  39  23  31  11  34   0 0.00  0.0   16 11.0 25 320   M    M   7        36 320
 7  39  21  30  10  35   0 0.00  0.0   15  8.0 23 310   M    M   2 1      29 300
 8  41  16  29   9  36   0 0.00  0.0   15  6.0 20 200   M    M   1 1      26 190
 9  33  13  23   3  42   0 0.00  0.0   15 17.1 33 350   M    M   8 12     49 340
10  32   5  19  -2  46   0 0.00  0.0   13  9.2 18 200   M    M   1 1      26 180
11  38  21  30   9  35   0 0.00  0.0   13  6.7 14 210   M    M   2        21 210
12  42  14  28   7  37   0 0.00  0.0   12  2.6 10 270   M    M   3 1      13 270
13  44  15  30   8  35   0 0.00  0.0   11  8.0 21 200   M    M   1 1      27 190
14  43  32  38  16  27   0 0.61  0.4   11 12.2 33 320   M    M  10 1      45 320
15  32  11  22   0  43   0    T  0.1    8 20.1 39 320   M    M   7 19     54 320
16  22   6  14  -8  51   0 0.00  0.0    8  5.9 14  10   M    M   4        19  20
17  35   2  19  -4  46   0 0.00  0.0    8  7.0 21 200   M    M   2        27 200
18  36  12  24   1  41   0 0.00  0.0    8  4.0 16 150   M    M   5 1      21 130
19  34  15  25   1  40   0    T    T    8  4.2 14 180   M    M   7 12     17 360
20  39  11  25   1  40   0 0.00  0.0    8 12.2 26 330   M    M   6 12     38 320
21  22   5  14 -10  51   0 0.28  3.9    8 13.2 28  40   M    M   8        35  60
22  13   9  11 -14  54   0 0.31  4.7   13 23.7 33  40   M    M  10 9      44  40
23  12 -12   0 -25  65   0 0.22  4.0   19 15.1 23 310   M    M   5 9      33  40
24   9 -14  -2 -28  67   0    T    T   18  5.7 13 160   M    M   7        17 160
25  36  -1  18  -8  47   0 0.00  0.0   18  6.6 16 200   M    M   0 1      21 200
26  41   2  22  -4  43   0 0.00  0.0   16  6.5 15 140   M    M   5 12     21 120
27  38  24  31   4  34   0    T  0.0   13 10.6 24 320   M    M   7 12     31 320
28  38  17  28   1  37   0    T    T   10  8.7 23 140   M    M   7 1      31 120
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SM  890  252      1242   0  1.42 13.1    259.1          M      134
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AV 31.8  9.0                               9.3 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    39 320                 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:     FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 20.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.42    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.59    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    44 ON 13    GRTST 24HR  0.61 ON 14-14      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -14 ON 24                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  13.1 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   7.8 ON 22-23  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  19 ON 23     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:  10    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   4
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  28    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   6    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1242    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   9
DPTR FM NORMAL    47    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  17
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5586    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2
DPTR FM NORMAL    75

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.81 ON 24
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.12 ON 14

[REMARKS]
RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION WAS TIED ON THE 22ND WITH 0.31 INCHES.
THIS RECORD AMOUNT WAS PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED IN 2018.

#FINAL-02-23#