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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2024
                                          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
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 1  59  34  47  17  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.8 25 180   M    M   1        38 190
 2  71  31  51  21  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.0 31 170   M    M   2 12     40 170
 3  61  27  44  13  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.0 27 290   M    M   0        38 310
 4  53  31  42  11  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.4 18  20   M    M   6        26  20
 5  57  13  35   3  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 20 260   M    M   0        27 260
 6  60  23  42  10  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 23 160   M    M   5        31 140
 7  51  27  39   6  26   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.7 24  30   M    M   4        33  40
 8  48  24  36   3  29   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.2 30 360   M    M   6        38 360
 9  52  15  34   0  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 21 330   M    M   0        26  10
10  69  14  42   8  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 24 190   M    M   0        33 170
11  80  29  55  21  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.4 30 210   M    M   0        45 200
12  73  34  54  19  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 13 200   M    M   0        19  50
13  66  32  49  14  16   0    T  0.0    0  4.4 14 330   M    M   3        19 320
14  54  37  46  10  19   0 0.19  0.0    0 10.7 24  40   M    M   7 1      34  40
15  56  32  44   8  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.3 18 350   M    M   1        23 360
16  53  27  40   3  25   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.7 32 320   M    M   1        42 310
17  36  21  29  -8  36   0 0.00  0.0    0 18.9 37 340   M    M   5        46 330
18  44  17  31  -7  34   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.3 22 350   M    M   3        33 340
19  67  25  46   8  19   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.2 24 330   M    M   1        32 340
20  45  26  36  -3  29   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.8 22 360   M    M   3        29  10
21  50  23  37  -2  28   0    T  0.0    0 12.2 18 130   M    M   6        27 130
22  39  24  32  -8  33   0 0.50  0.2    T 13.1 21 360   M    M   9 136    27  80
23  33  19  26 -14  39   0    T    T    0  9.6 18 100   M    M   9        25 110
24  47  30  39  -1  26   0 1.46  0.0    0 13.2 21 110   M    M  10 1      28 110
25  45  30  38  -3  27   0 0.62    T    0 17.3 31 340   M    M  10 1      40 350
26  30  21  26 -15  39   0 0.04  0.8    1 22.6 38 320   M    M  10 1      48 320
27  40  16  28 -14  37   0 0.00  0.0    T  8.7 16 280   M    M   3        22 330
28  56  25  41  -1  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 16  90   M    M   1        25  70
29  63  36  50   8  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.3 25 320   M    M   2        34 320
30  47  31  39  -4  26   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.0 22 360   M    M   4        30 320
31  50  35  43   0  22   0 0.02  0.0    0 10.1 17  60   M    M   8        23  60
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SM 1655  809       774   0  2.83  1.0    379.6          M      120
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AV 53.4 26.1                              12.2 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    38 320                 48 320
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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 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:      2024
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 39.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.83    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.07    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    80 ON 11    GRTST 24HR  1.79 ON 24-25      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     13 ON  5                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   1.0 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   0.8 ON 26-26  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   1 ON 26     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:   1    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  26    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   774    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  14
DPTR FM NORMAL  -103    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5230    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL  -917

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.42 ON 23
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    LOWEST  SLP 29.27 ON  3

[REMARKS]
RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 11TH WITH 80
DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 76 DEGREES IN 2016.

RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 24TH WITH 1.46
INCHES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 1.01 INCHES IN 1937.

#FINAL-03-24#