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CXUS55 KFSD 011906
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                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2013
                                          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
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 1  40  16  28 -16  37   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.7 15 330   M    M   0        18 320
 2  50  20  35  -9  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.7 10  90   M    M   4 8      14 120
 3  60  26  43  -1  22   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.1 24 190   M    M   0        31 220
 4  61  33  47   2  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 18 360   M    M   2        25  10
 5  64  29  47   2  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.4 30 160   M    M   1        38 170
 6  70  37  54   8  11   0    T  0.0    0 12.8 30 320   M    M   3        37 340
 7  67  34  51   5  14   0 0.03  0.0    0  9.2 28 210   M    M   5 18     33 210
 8  74  33  54   8  11   0    T  0.0    0  8.0 29  60   M    M   5 123    37  50
 9  47  32  40  -7  25   0 2.33  1.5    0 19.3 30  60   M    M  10 136    40  60
10  34  31  33 -14  32   0 0.20  2.2    1 10.5 23  30   M    M  10 1      30  30
11  36  30  33 -15  32   0 0.14  1.3    3 11.4 23 320   M    M  10 16     29 330
12  35  30  33 -15  32   0    T    T    3 14.0 22 300   M    M   9 16     26 300
13  50  26  38 -11  27   0 0.00  0.0    T 10.3 22 120   M    M   4        29 120
14  61  36  49   0  16   0 0.26  0.0    0 16.7 28 270   M    M   5 1      35 270
15  48  31  40  -9  25   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.2 23 290   M    M   4        30 290
16  51  33  42  -8  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 18  40   M    M   3        24  30
17  40  34  37 -13  28   0 0.67    T    0 15.0 26 350   M    M  10 1      32 360
18  35  30  33 -18  32   0 0.47  4.7    T 22.2 33 330   M    M  10 12     41 320
19  43  26  35 -16  30   0 0.00  0.0    3 16.5 29 340   M    M   1        36 320
20  44  22  33 -19  32   0    T    T    T  6.4 17 140   M    M   6        22 130
21  65  36  51  -1  14   0 0.03  0.0    0 12.9 24 230   M    M   8        31 210
22  42  29  36 -16  29   0 0.59  1.5    0 14.9 28 360   M    M  10 12     33 350
23  36  26  31 -22  34   0 0.00  0.0    1 13.1 22 340   M    M   2        26 350
24  56  24  40 -13  25   0 0.01  0.0    0 10.2 38 300   M    M   1        49 300
25  71  25  48  -6  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.3 29 190   M    M   0        40 180
26  75  43  59   5   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 20  30   M    M   0        25  30
27  75  36  56   2   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 15 170   M    M   1 12     18 160
28  86  44  65  10   0   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.5 29  30   M    M   0 1      35  30
29  82  50  66  11   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 21 360   M    M   0        25  50
30  74  49  62   7   3   0 0.12  0.0    0 15.0 26 290   M    M   2 3      33 290
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SM 1672  951       632   1  4.85    11.2 358.1          M      126
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AV 55.7 31.7                              11.9 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 38 300               # 49  300
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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:    APRIL
                                          YEAR:     2013
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 43.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   4.85    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -5.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.90    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    86 ON 28    GRTST 24HR  2.33 ON  9         TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     16 ON  1                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  11.2 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   4.7 ON 18     6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   3 ON 12,19  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:  11
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   8
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  17    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   632    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  13
DPTR FM NORMAL   158    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6828    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL   176

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     1
DPTR FM NORMAL   -10    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     1    HIGHEST SLP 30.40 ON  1
DPTR FM NORMAL   -10    LOWEST  SLP 29.26 ON 14

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 9TH WITH 2.33 INCHES.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 1.41 INCHES SET IN 1913. THIS WAS ALSO THE WETTEST
APRIL DAY...BREAKING THE RECORD OF 2.10 INCHES SET IN 1922.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 18TH WITH 4.7 INCHES.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.6 INCHES SET IN 1907.

RECORD DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS TIED ON THE 20TH WITH A
LOW OF 22 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 22 DEGREES SET IN 1953.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 22ND WITH 1.5 INCHES.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS A TRACE SET IN 1988.

RECORD DAILY LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 23RD WITH A
HIGH OF 36 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 43 DEGREES SET IN 1931.

RECORD DAILY MINIMUM WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 25TH WITH A LOW OF 25 DEGREES.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 29 DEGREES SET IN 1950.

#FINAL-04-13#