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CXUS55 KFSD 011338
CF6SUX
                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2012
                                          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  99  65  82   8   0  17 0.05  0.0    0  8.2 28  10   M    M   0 3      37 360
 2  92  66  79   5   0  14 0.03  0.0    0  5.2 22  70   M    M   1 1      30  70
 3  98  67  83   9   0  18 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 18 320   M    M   1        29 300
 4  83  63  73  -1   0   8 0.81  0.0    0 11.9 28 330   M    M   2 13     37 330
 5  82  56  69  -5   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  3.9 10 340   M    M   0        20 350
 6  94  57  76   3   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 16 190   M    M   0        22 200
 7  95  62  79   6   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 13  60   M    M   0        17  50
 8  89  67  78   5   0  13 0.02  0.0    0  8.0 17  30   M    M   1 3      35 350
 9  87  62  75   2   0  10 0.00  0.0    0 10.6 22 350   M    M   1        26  20
10  80  53  67  -6   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 12  70   M    M   1        18  50
11  80  49  65  -8   0   0 0.01  0.0    0  4.7 15 120   M    M   2        18 130
12  76  62  69  -4   0   4 0.01  0.0    0  8.2 18 340   M    M   8 1      23 320
13  84  57  71  -2   0   6    T  0.0    0  5.8 16 360   M    M   4 1      20 350
14  84  54  69  -4   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 15 210   M    M   1        21 220
15  91  63  77   5   0  12 0.18  0.0    0 11.6 25 330   M    M   3 13     31 340
16  77  48  63  -9   2   0 0.04  0.0    0 12.0 26 350   M    M   2 3      32 300
17  79  43  61 -11   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.0 10 340   M    M   0        14  20
18  64  47  56 -16   9   0 0.32  0.0    0  6.1 16  70   M    M   6 12     20  60
19  80  43  62 -10   3   0 0.06  0.0    0  3.0 25  20   M    M   2 1      32  10
20  85  49  67  -5   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 13  70   M    M   2 1      15  80
21  88  49  69  -3   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 13 180   M    M   0        17 170
22  93  57  75   3   0  10 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 23 210   M    M   0        32 200
23  90  60  75   4   0  10 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 22 200   M    M   0        31 200
24  86  65  76   5   0  11 0.02  0.0    0  9.8 20 170   M    M   5 1      28 180
25  74  65  70  -1   0   5 0.16  0.0    0  4.7 14 160   M    M   9 128    20 160
26  84  59  72   1   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  2.7 10  20   M    M   6 12      M  M
27  91  56  74   4   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 13 170   M    M   3 12     17 140
28  96  62  79   9   0  14 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 24 190   M    M   0        33 190
29 101  62  82  12   0  17 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 22 210   M    M   0        30 210
30 102  66  84  14   0  19 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 21 210   M    M   0        30 200
31  93  64  79  10   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 16  60   M    M   0 8      21  50
================================================================================
SM 2697 1798        18 259  1.71     0.0 224.2          M       60
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AV 87.0 58.0                               7.2 FASTST   M    M   2    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 28  10               # M   M
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

-COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.
-PRECIPITATION IN COLUMNS 7, 8, AND 9 ARE THE OFFICAL 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:    AUGUST
                                          YEAR:     2012
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 72.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.71    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.52    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:   102 ON 30    GRTST 24HR  0.81 ON  4         TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     43 ON 19,17                            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:  12
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:  13    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    18    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  24
DPTR FM NORMAL     6    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   6
TOTAL FM JUL 1    18    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  1
DPTR FM NORMAL     3

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   259
DPTR FM NORMAL    27    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1171    HIGHEST SLP 30.26 ON 5
DPTR FM NORMAL   394    LOWEST  SLP 29.48 ON 3

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 17TH WITH A
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 43 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 47 DEGREES
SET BACK IN 1890 AND THEN TIED IN 1943.

RECORD DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS TIED ON THE 19TH WITH A
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 43 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS SET BACK
IN 2004.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 29TH WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 101 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 99 DEGREES
SET BACK IN 1970.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 30TH WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 102 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 101 DEGREES
SET BACK IN 2000.

#FINAL-08-12#