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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2026
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 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  68  46  57   0   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 21  20   M    M   5 1      28  10
 2  65  40  53  -4  12   0    T  0.0    0  5.2 15 130   M    M   3        20 140
 3  71  51  61   5   4   0    T  0.0    0 11.3 26 190   M    M   4        39 190
 4  71  40  56   0   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5 14 320   M    M   1        20 260
 5  78  42  60   5   5   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.2 26 190   M    M   2        35 190
 6  86  52  69  14   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 18 190   M    M   1        26 190
 7  77  45  61   7   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5 17 350   M    M   4        22 360
 8  74  44  59   5   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 13 130   M    M   6        20 130
 9  77  47  62   9   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 18 180   M    M   2        29 180
10  90  65  78  25   0  13 0.00  0.0    0 17.1 36 200   M    M   0        52 200
11  83  58  71  19   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 15 180   M    M   3        22 180
12  73  50  62  10   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 20 320   M    M   5        30 290
13  62  43  53   2  12   0    T  0.0    0  7.5 17 330   M    M   6        26 340
14  57  42  50  -1  15   0 0.03  0.0    0  7.5 14  10   M    M   9        19 360
15  53  45  49  -1  16   0 0.57  0.0    0 13.3 32 330   M    M  10 1      43 340
16  53  33  43  -7  22   0    T  0.0    0 14.6 31 350   M    M   4        45 340
17  62  32  47  -2  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.6 29 200   M    M   0        42 210
18  70  38  54   5  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.2 22 190   M    M   1        30 210
19  66  35  51   3  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 15 140   M    M   3        19 130
20  70  41  56   8   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.1 20 160   M    M   1        26 180
21  73  44  59  12   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.7 10 190   M    M   1        14 190
22  78  42  60  13   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 17 170   M    M   2        26 190
23  75  59  67  21   0   2 0.04  0.0    0 17.7 28 160   M    M   7        40 160
24  66  45  56  10   9   0 0.22  0.0    0 12.4 22 330   M    M   8 13     30 180
25  49  41  45   0  20   0 0.09  0.0    0 10.5 21  60   M    M  10        28  50
26  43  41  42  -3  23   0 0.54  0.0    0 12.5 23  70   M    M  10 1      30  70
27  53  42  48   4  17   0    T  0.0    0  7.8 17 180   M    M   9 1      23 200
28  61  40  51   7  14   0 0.07  0.0    0  6.0 14 320   M    M   8 12     20 300
29  62  32  47   4  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 12 110   M    M   3 12     15  90
30  55  37  46   3  19   0 0.76  0.0    0  9.5 17 130   M    M   8 13     24 140
31  65  52  59  17   6   0 0.33  0.0    0  8.8 20 200   M    M   9 13     29 220
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SM 2086 1364       308  25  2.65  0.0    288.0          M      145
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AV 67.3 44.0                               9.3 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    36 200                 52 200
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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 FALLS, SD.
-SNOW DEPTH IN COLUMN 9 IS RECORDED AT 6 AM CST (12Z).


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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2026
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 55.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.65    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   6.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.29    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    90 ON 10    GRTST 24HR  1.09 ON 30-31      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     32 ON 29,17                             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:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   1    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   2    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   308    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  13
DPTR FM NORMAL  -177    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1   365    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL  -263

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    25
DPTR FM NORMAL    17    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1064    HIGHEST SLP 30.62 ON 16
DPTR FM NORMAL   217    LOWEST  SLP 29.57 ON 10

[REMARKS]
RECORD HIGH DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 10TH WITH
65 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 64 DEGREES IN 1928.

RECORD HIGH DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 10TH WITH
90 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 88 DEGREES IN 1928.  THIS WAS THE
4TH LATEST 90+ DEGREE READING ON RECORD.

MONTHLY MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 44.0 DEGREES WAS THE 7TH WARMEST
ON RECORD FOR OCTOBER.


#FINAL-10-26#