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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          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  27  33  13  32   0 0.00  0.0    T  3.3  9 340   M    M   7 1      12 320
 2  35  31  33  13  32   0 0.10  0.1    T 11.1 25  50   M    M   8 16     39  50
 3  35  24  30  10  35   0 0.28  1.7    T 15.0 29  50   M    M  10 136    42  50
 4  26  23  25   5  40   0    T  0.2    2 18.6 26 310   M    M  10 1      34 310
 5  28  12  20   0  45   0    T    T    2 11.7 23 320   M    M   4 1      30 310
 6  31  10  21   1  44   0 0.00  0.0    2  3.2 10  40   M    M   0 1      13  70
 7  23   3  13  -7  52   0    T    T    2  3.6 10 330   M    M   1 1      12 320
 8  34   8  21   1  44   0 0.00  0.0    2  6.5 12 110   M    M   0 1      14 110
 9  42  22  32  12  33   0 0.00  0.0    2  6.8 14 120   M    M   0 1      16 120
10  38  17  28   8  37   0 0.00  0.0    1  4.9 13 110   M    M   2 1      16 110
11  33  22  28   8  37   0    T    T    1 12.5 26 330   M    M   6 12     33 320
12  26  17  22   2  43   0 0.00  0.0    1 19.9 31 340   M    M  10        38 330
13  23  12  18  -2  47   0    T    T    1  6.9 17 320   M    M   7 1      20 320
14  39  21  30  10  35   0 0.00  0.0    1 13.2 20 170   M    M   0 1      26 170
15  41  25  33  13  32   0 0.00  0.0    T  9.4 15 150   M    M   1        20 160
16  41  31  36  16  29   0 0.16  0.0    T 11.6 20 310   M    M  10 1      31 310
17  33  22  28   8  37   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.7 22 320   M    M   4        28 310
18  31  23  27   7  38   0 0.54  6.2    T 10.7 22  70   M    M  10 1      30  60
19  30  24  27   7  38   0 0.06  1.3    7 16.7 23 320   M    M  10 1      37 320
20  30  11  21   1  44   0 0.00  0.0    8  5.8 18 330   M    M   8 1      22 320
21  24   7  16  -4  49   0 0.00  0.0    8  1.8  8 330   M    M   3 12      9 330
22  21   3  12  -8  53   0    T    T    5  6.9 14 320   M    M   9 12     17 320
23  35   0  18  -2  47   0    T    T    8  5.3 14 320   M    M   5 12     18 320
24  36   9  23   3  42   0 0.00  0.0    8  6.1 14 220   M    M   6 12     18 220
25  27   5  16  -4  49   0    T    T    7 19.4 38 330   M    M   7 12     46 320
26  33   0  17  -3  48   0    T    T    7  9.9 24 210   M    M   6 1      31 210
27  40  22  31  11  34   0 0.01  0.1    7 13.9 38 320   M    M   9 1      52 300
28  22   2  12  -8  53   0 0.31  4.7   11 15.9 26 360   M    M   9 19     32 350
29   5  -5   0 -20  65   0    T    T   12 10.6 23 340   M    M   7        28 350
30   6 -12  -3 -24  68   0 0.00  0.0   12  4.4 10 300   M    M   2        12 330
31  15 -14   1 -20  64   0 0.00  0.0   12  6.5 12 220   M    M   0        13 220
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SM  922  402      1346   0  1.46 14.3    304.8          M      171
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AV 29.7 13.0                               9.8 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 38 330                 52 300
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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:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 21.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.46    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.77    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    42 ON  9    GRTST 24HR  0.60 ON 18-19      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -14 ON 31                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  14.3 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   7.5 ON 18-19  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  12 ON 31,30  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:  16    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   5    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1346    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   9
DPTR FM NORMAL   -50    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  4116    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  9
DPTR FM NORMAL   -17

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.65 ON 30
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.37 ON 16

[REMARKS]
RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 18TH WITH 0.54 INCHES.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.29 INCHES IN 1975.

RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 18TH WITH 6.2 INCHES.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 3.3 INCHES IN 1975.

#FINAL-01-23#