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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2012
                                          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  56  27  42  15  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 14 200   M    M   3 12     16 200
 2  58  23  41  14  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 16 160   M    M   1 12     22 150
 3  60  30  45  19  20   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.8 35 330   M    M   2 12     41 340
 4  53  20  37  11  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.7 17 330   M    M   0        20 330
 5  54  22  38  13  27   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.9 26 180   M    M   0        32 170
 6  52  39  46  21  19   0 0.01  0.0    0 10.8 23 350   M    M   8        28 190
 7  40  28  34   9  31   0 0.09  0.5    0  5.6 13  90   M    M  10 1      16  80
 8  35  26  31   7  34   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.3 21 130   M    M   9 1      26 120
 9  36  10  23  -1  42   0    T    T    0 18.3 36 320   M    M  10        45 310
10  27   3  15  -9  50   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 28 320   M    M   2        35 320
11  42  19  31   8  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 15 290   M    M   3        21 270
12  53  29  41  18  24   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.0 31 200   M    M   0        38 200
13  42  19  31   8  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 17 320   M    M   0        22 320
14  49  16  33  11  32   0 0.01  0.0    0  7.7 17 160   M    M   1 1      22 170
15  43  30  37  15  28   0 0.96    T    0 11.0 23 330   M    M  10 1      29 310
16  30  25  28   6  37   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.4 17 330   M    M   7        20 340
17  30  24  27   5  38   0    T    T    0  5.0 13 130   M    M  10 1      16 140
18  38  23  31   9  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 21 320   M    M   7 1      25 320
19  42  23  33  12  32   0 0.19  2.6    0 10.3 31  10   M    M   5 1      37  20
20  23  11  17  -4  48   0 0.08  1.1    4 19.5 35 330   M    M   6 18     41 330
21  21   3  12  -9  53   0 0.00  0.0    4  6.3 13 130   M    M   0 1      15 140
22  32  13  23   2  42   0 0.00  0.0    3  9.2 17  10   M    M   0        22 360
23  21   9  15  -6  50   0 0.00  0.0    2  5.9 15 310   M    M   3        18 310
24  18   5  12  -9  53   0    T    T    2 14.0 22 340   M    M   5 8      26 340
25  13   2   8 -12  57   0 0.00  0.0    2 11.3 17 360   M    M   1        21 360
26  18  -2   8 -12  57   0 0.00  0.0    2  3.3 10 320   M    M   1        13 320
27  21   7  14  -6  51   0 0.27  4.2    2  7.3 14 100   M    M   8 1      17  90
28  21   8  15  -5  50   0 0.06  1.5    7  8.7 18 330   M    M   9 18     21 330
29  19  -4   8 -12  57   0 0.00  0.0    4  4.7 14 330   M    M   4 18     17 300
30  34   0  17  -3  48   0 0.00  0.0    4 10.6 21 230   M    M   0        25 230
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SM 1081  488      1157   0  1.67     9.9 278.0          M      125
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AV 36.0 16.3                               9.3 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 36 320               # 45  310
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

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

                                          STATION:  SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:    DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:     2012
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 26.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.67    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.89    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    60 ON  3    GRTST 24HR  0.97 ON 14-15      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -4 ON 29                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   9.9 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   4.2 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   7 ON 28     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:  13    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   8
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  29    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   3    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1157    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  15
DPTR FM NORMAL  -115    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   8
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2629    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL  -119

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1249    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   380    LOWEST  SLP 29.42 ON  3

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