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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2011
                                          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  73  34  54  -3  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 17 160   M    M   0        22 180
 2  82  40  61   5   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.1 17 170   M    M   0        22 180
 3  83  43  63   7   2   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.1 21 160   M    M   0        29 160
 4  90  50  70  14   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 18 170   M    M   0        23 170
 5  86  51  69  14   0   4 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 24 170   M    M   0        32 150
 6  82  51  67  12   0   2    T  0.0    0 16.3 35 160   M    M   1        44 160
 7  84  67  76  22   0  11 0.00  0.0    0 18.6 31 180   M    M   4 8      40 170
 8  76  65  71  17   0   6 0.04  0.0    0 11.0 22 160   M    M   8 3      28 180
 9  82  56  69  15   0   4    T  0.0    0  9.7 25 130   M    M   5 1      32 130
10  73  49  61   8   4   0 0.07  0.0    0  9.5 16 210   M    M   4        23 200
11  78  48  63  10   2   0 0.01  0.0    0 10.4 22 180   M    M   2        30 190
12  73  49  61   9   4   0 0.06  0.0    0  7.3 25 310   M    M   6 138    32 320
13  72  45  59   7   6   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.0 32 320   M    M   0        40 310
14  64  39  52   0  13   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.1 31 330   M    M   0        39 330
15  71  33  52   1  13   0    T  0.0    0  5.4 21 190   M    M   1        28 220
16  63  34  49  -2  16   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.9 24 330   M    M   1        32 340
17  60  28  44  -6  21   0    T  0.0    0  7.2 23 320   M    M   4        29 290
18  54  33  44  -6  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.8 29 340   M    M   1        36 340
19  48  25  37 -13  28   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.2 18 340   M    M   3        23 350
20  54  26  40  -9  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 16 330   M    M   0 8      21 330
21  74  26  50   1  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 15 320   M    M   0 8      17 310
22  61  39  50   2  15   0 0.05  0.0    0  3.2 12  80   M    M   5        14  80
23  77  37  57   9   8   0    T  0.0    0  6.3 25 310   M    M   2 1      31 310
24  75  32  54   6  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 14 150   M    M   0        17 120
25  63  42  53   6  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.2 28 360   M    M   0        33  10
26  53  38  46  -1  19   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.7 22 320   M    M   5        26 320
27  57  25  41  -5  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 16 250   M    M   1        20 250
28  59  23  41  -5  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 23 320   M    M   1        30 320
29  60  20  40  -5  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 24 160   M    M   2        32 170
30  58  26  42  -3  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.7 28 290   M    M   0        33 310
31  64  18  41  -3  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 16 160   M    M   0        25 190
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SM 2149 1192       370  32  0.23     0.0 300.2          M       56
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AV 69.3 38.5                               9.7 FASTST   M    M   2    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 35 160               # 44  160
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES
-PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN COLUMNS 7, 8, AND WERE SUBMITTED FOR
 CONSIDERATION AS THE OFFICIAL PRECIPITATION FOR SIOUX CITY, IA.
-COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.
-SNOW DEPTH IN COLUMN 9 IS RECORDED AT 6 AM CST (12Z)
-COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.


PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:  SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:    OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:     2011
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 53.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.23    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.90    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    90 ON  4    GRTST 24HR  0.07 ON 10-10      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     18 ON 31                               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:   5
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   1    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  10    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   370    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  23
DPTR FM NORMAL   -83    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   7
TOTAL FM JUL 1   554    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  1
DPTR FM NORMAL   -46

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    32
DPTR FM NORMAL    24    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1093    HIGHEST SLP 30.33 ON  1
DPTR FM NORMAL   224    LOWEST  SLP 29.67 ON 12

[REMARKS]
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