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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          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  61  36  49  -4  16   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.0 31 360   M    M   1        43 350
 2  67  35  51  -3  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.5 26 360   M    M   1        37 360
 3  76  31  54   0  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.3 10 190   M    M   1        14 180
 4  80  51  66  12   0   1    T  0.0    0  7.6 20 190   M    M   5 3      25 190
 5  74  50  62   7   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 16 150   M    M   6 1      21 190
 6  79  52  66  11   0   1    T  0.0    0 10.7 22 200   M    M   7 1      33 230
 7  79  49  64   8   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 15 310   M    M   5        20 320
 8  82  46  64   8   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 14 330   M    M   2        17 330
 9  81  52  67  11   0   2    T  0.0    0  8.6 21 150   M    M   5        26 130
10  80  53  67  10   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 20 120   M    M   7        27 120
11  85  61  73  16   0   8 0.04  0.0    0 11.5 22 120   M    M   8 3      31 280
12  74  63  69  11   0   4 0.31  0.0    0 14.7 35  90   M    M   9 13     46  80
13  68  60  64   6   1   0 0.12  0.0    0 18.9 29  90   M    M   8 13     40  90
14  60  52  56  -2   9   0 0.55  0.0    0 16.5 28  60   M    M  10 1      39  70
15  73  46  60   1   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.2 16  70   M    M   5        21  70
16  80  48  64   5   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 20 330   M    M   5        25 310
17  80  52  66   6   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 15 200   M    M   8        20 190
18  75  51  63   3   2   0 0.03  0.0    0 10.5 24 350   M    M   8 18     35 340
19  57  42  50 -10  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 24 340   M    M   5        31 340
20  74  36  55  -6  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.8 13 180   M    M   0        18 190
21  84  46  65   4   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 18 190   M    M   2        28 230
22  83  63  73  11   0   8 0.00  0.0    0 11.3 20 150   M    M   5        25 170
23  85  61  73  11   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 15 180   M    M   2        24 190
24  86  57  72  10   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 18 160   M    M   3        25 150
25  84  64  74  11   0   9 0.00  0.0    0 13.2 20 140   M    M   3        28 110
26  85  59  72   9   0   7 0.00  0.0    0 12.4 21 150   M    M   3        30 180
27  84  58  71   7   0   6 0.00  0.0    0 12.7 22 160   M    M   2        29 140
28  85  53  69   5   0   4 0.00  0.0    0 11.3 22 180   M    M   3        33 150
29  89  66  78  14   0  13 0.23  0.0    0 12.4 21 190   M    M   7 3      33 190
30  91  66  79  14   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 16 170   M    M   6        22 170
31  91  67  79  14   0  14    T  0.0    0 10.2 24 140   M    M   4        35 150
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SM 2432 1626        89 109  1.28  0.0    303.3          M      146
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AV 78.5 52.5                               9.8 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    35  90                 46  80
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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:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 65.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.28    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   6.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.58    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    91 ON 31,30  GRTST 24HR  0.60 ON 13-14      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     31 ON  3                               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:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   2    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   1    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    89    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   9
DPTR FM NORMAL  -138    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  18
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7385    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL   170

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   109
DPTR FM NORMAL    64    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   138    HIGHEST SLP 30.48 ON 14
DPTR FM NORMAL    87    LOWEST  SLP 29.69 ON  6

[REMARKS]
RECORD WARM DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS TIED AT 63 DEGREES ON THE 12TH.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1900.

MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 65.5 DEGREES IS THE 5TH HIGHEST ON
RECORD FOR MAY. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 78.5 DEGREES
WAS THE 4TH HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR MAY. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF 52.5 DEGREES WAS THE 7TH WARMEST ON RECORD FOR MAY.

#FINAL-05-23#


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