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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     SEPTEMBER
                                          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  94  66  80  11   0  15 0.00  0.0    0 14.8 26 180   M    M   2        36 170
 2 101  70  86  18   0  21 0.00  0.0    0 12.2 22 200   M    M   3        31 210
 3  97  71  84  16   0  19 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 17 180   M    M   2        24 180
 4 100  72  86  18   0  21 0.00  0.0    0 14.4 23 180   M    M   2        32 160
 5  86  61  74   6   0   9    T  0.0    0 11.7 24 330   M    M   5 18     36 340
 6  76  50  63  -4   2   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 24 320   M    M   3 18     35 330
 7  74  44  59  -8   6   0 0.02  0.0    0  4.5 17 110   M    M   4 138    21 100
 8  88  50  69   2   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  3.7  9 200   M    M   0 18     15 220
 9  82  58  70   4   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  4.4 14  10   M    M   7 18     21  10
10  75  53  64  -2   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 17  60   M    M   7        24  50
11  79  49  64  -2   1   0    T  0.0    0  4.8 14  40   M    M   4        19  30
12  77  49  63  -2   2   0 0.01  0.0    0  5.8 17 340   M    M   5        23 350
13  83  52  68   3   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 15 190   M    M   4        20 150
14  85  56  71   6   0   6 0.14  0.0    0  9.3 24 200   M    M   6 3      33 180
15  80  57  69   5   0   4 0.05  0.0    0  4.0 21  30   M    M   8 3      29  30
16  76  49  63  -1   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 14  10   M    M   1 8      20 340
17  77  44  61  -3   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5 10 160   M    M   0 1      15 140
18  87  59  73  10   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 25 190   M    M   5        35 170
19  89  52  71   8   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 18 150   M    M   4        24 140
20  88  56  72  10   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 18 140   M    M   2 1      24 140
21  73  60  67   5   0   2 0.18  0.0    0  9.8 30 150   M    M   7 1      41 150
22  73  60  67   6   0   2    T  0.0    0  9.9 16 120   M    M   9        21 130
23  79  60  70   9   0   5 0.10  0.0    0  8.2 22 160   M    M   8 13     29 160
24  71  57  64   4   1   0 0.01  0.0    0  6.0 14 220   M    M   8 1      22 200
25  75  54  65   5   0   0    T  0.0    0  7.3 16 300   M    M   7        24 290
26  72  52  62   2   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 14  50   M    M   7        23  70
27  75  54  65   6   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 15 120   M    M   6 1      21 110
28  84  53  69  10   0   4 0.00  0.0    0 11.2 25 130   M    M   1        32 120
29  89  65  77  19   0  12    T  0.0    0  8.6 15 200   M    M   6        21 180
30  93  59  76  18   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 23 160   M    M   2 13     32 150
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SM 2478 1692        22 164  0.51  0.0    239.6          M      135
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AV 82.6 56.4                               8.0 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    30 150                 41 150
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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:     SEPTEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 69.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.51    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   5.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.22    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:   101 ON  2    GRTST 24HR  0.19 ON 14-15      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     44 ON 17, 7                             3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR  0.0            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:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   5    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    22    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  10
DPTR FM NORMAL  -104    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  18
TOTAL FM JUL 1    25    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2
DPTR FM NORMAL  -118

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   164
DPTR FM NORMAL    75    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1232    HIGHEST SLP 30.27 ON 10
DPTR FM NORMAL   393    LOWEST  SLP 29.53 ON  5

[REMARKS]
RECORD HIGH DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 2ND WITH 101
DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 99 DEGREES IN 1956. THIS WAS THE THIRD
WARMEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE ON RECORD FOR SEPTEMBER.

RECORD HIGH DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS TIED ON THE 3RD WITH 97 DEGREES.
THE READING WAS PREVIOUSLY ATTAINED IN 1913.

RECORD HIGH DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 30TH WITH 93
DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 90 DEGREES IN 1952 AND 1976.

MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 69.5 DEGREES WAS 2ND WARMEST ON RECORD.
MONTHLY AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 82.6 DEGREES WAS 3RD WARMEST ON RECORD.
MONTHLY AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 56.4 DEGREES WAS 4TH WARMEST ON RECORD.

SPTEMBER PRECIPITATION OF 0.51 INCHES WAS 8TH DRIEST ON RECORD.

#FINAL-09-23#