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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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  33  21  27  -3  38   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.4 22 360   M    M   1        28 340
 2  58  26  42  12  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.3 25 210   M    M   0        34 190
 3  64  25  45  14  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.8 12 130   M    M   0        13 120
 4  60  31  46  15  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 18  90   M    M   0 1      24 110
 5  57  29  43  11  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 10 220   M    M   0 1      13 220
 6  62  27  45  13  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.1 20 130   M    M   0        25 130
 7  69  36  53  20  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.8 29 210   M    M   0        38 230
 8  67  28  48  15  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 18 150   M    M   0 1      25 160
 9  73  42  58  25   7   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.6 28 190   M    M   0        35 190
10  59  33  46  12  19   0 0.14  0.0    0 13.4 28 290   M    M   9 13     39 280
11  53  28  41   7  24   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.9 23 320   M    M   3        33 290
12  57  24  41   6  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 15 130   M    M   0        20 120
13  58  24  41   6  24   0    T  0.0    0  7.6 15  90   M    M   3        18  70
14  49  33  41   5  24   0 1.44    T    0 17.1 29 100   M    M  10 1      38 100
15  36  33  35  -1  30   0 0.18  1.5    1 12.5 24 100   M    M  10 1      35  90
16  39  33  36   0  29   0 0.12    T    0  6.0  9 130   M    M  10 1      12 100
17  38  32  35  -2  30   0    T  0.0    0 14.8 26  10   M    M  10 1      35  10
18  51  25  38   1  27   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.9 24  10   M    M   2 1      29  30
19  55  20  38   0  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 20 170   M    M   2 12     26 140
20  63  33  48  10  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.5 29 160   M    M   0        37 170
21  63  38  51  12  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.7 35 190   M    M   3        46 180
22  54  30  42   3  23   0 0.66  0.0    0  7.8 22  60   M    M   5 1      28  50
23  50  44  47   7  18   0 1.01  0.0    0 15.6 29 360   M    M  10 1      37  10
24  46  34  40   0  25   0 0.01  0.0    0 16.4 32 330   M    M   9        39 340
25  49  29  39  -1  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 13 150   M    M   6        18 130
26  56  27  42   1  23   0 0.02  0.0    0  7.7 17 170   M    M   4 1      22 130
27  53  33  43   2  22   0 0.04  0.0    0 13.3 30 320   M    M   8 1      41 320
28  57  27  42   0  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 16 160   M    M   1        25 200
29  76  46  61  19   4   0    T  0.0    0 21.5 41 340   M    M   1        56 340
30  50  30  40  -3  25   0    T  0.0    0 19.2 45 330   M    M   2        57 330
31  44  19  32 -11  33   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.1 33 330   M    M   0        44 330
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SM 1699  940       689   0  3.62  1.5    351.8          M      109
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AV 54.8 30.3                              11.3 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    45 330                 57 330
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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:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 42.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.62    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   6.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.62    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    76 ON 29    GRTST 24HR  1.57 ON 14-15      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     19 ON 31                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   1.5 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.5 ON 15     6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   1 ON 15     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:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  19    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   2

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   689    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  20
DPTR FM NORMAL  -195    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   3
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5971    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL  -207

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.57 ON 31
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.36 ON 29

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 9TH WITH A LOW
OF ONLY 42 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 40 BACK IN 1902.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 9TH WITH A HIGH OF
73 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 72 BACK IN 2014.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 14TH WITH
1.44 INCHES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.50 INCH BACK IN 1957.

PRECIPITATION ON THE 14TH WAS THE 10TH GREATEST EVER RECORDED IN MARCH.

#FINAL-03-21#


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