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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
================================================================================
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
================================================================================

 1  32  17  25  -1  40   0 0.00  0.0    1 10.0 25  40   M    M   2        35  40
 2  55  27  41  14  24   0 0.00  0.0    T 12.4 24 200   M    M   0        33 200
 3  62  27  45  18  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.9 13 200   M    M   2        18 200
 4  58  29  44  16  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 16 110   M    M   2 1      22 130
 5  56  27  42  14  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.2  9 200   M    M   0 1      13 250
 6  56  27  42  13  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.1 23 130   M    M   3 12     34 140
 7  68  35  52  23  13   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.0 26 190   M    M   3        36 190
 8  66  29  48  19  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.3 24 110   M    M   5        30 130
 9  73  47  60  30   5   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.6 24 170   M    M   5        34 180
10  49  29  39   9  26   0 0.41  0.3    0 17.7 26  40   M    M   9 1346   36 280
11  48  27  38   7  27   0 0.00  0.0    T  9.4 24 280   M    M   4        33 280
12  54  22  38   7  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 13 160   M    M   1 1      22 170
13  57  25  41   9  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 13 190   M    M   5        17 190
14  46  33  40   8  25   0 0.36  1.8    0 18.6 32  70   M    M   9 14     43  80
15  33  30  32   0  33   0 0.57  4.7    6 15.6 29 100   M    M  10 16     44  90
16  34  30  32  -1  33   0 0.15  1.5    5  6.0 12 130   M    M  10 1      16 100
17  35  31  33   0  32   0 0.00  0.0    5  9.4 22  20   M    M  10 1      31  10
18  42  25  34   0  31   0 0.00  0.0    4  8.6 17  10   M    M   4        23 360
19  52  20  36   2  29   0 0.00  0.0    2 10.3 24 170   M    M   0 12     32 160
20  63  38  51  16  14   0 0.00  0.0    T 22.7 33 170   M    M   4        46 170
21  62  34  48  13  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.2 32 190   M    M   5        48 190
22  57  30  44   8  21   0 0.06  0.0    0  7.3 16  90   M    M   8        21 120
23  46  40  43   7  22   0 1.03  0.0    0 19.5 28  10   M    M  10 1      38  10
24  50  29  40   4  25   0    T  0.0    0 15.8 28 330   M    M   8        41 320
25  53  24  39   2  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 16 130   M    M   4 1      23 150
26  56  26  41   4  24   0    T  0.0    0  7.9 22 160   M    M   8 1      32 180
27  50  34  42   4  23   0 0.05  0.0    0 10.1 22 340   M    M   8 1      29 350
28  55  24  40   2  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 21 180   M    M   4        31 160
29  81  42  62  23   3   0 0.00  0.0    0 21.4 40 320   M    M   2        56 330
30  44  26  35  -4  30   0 0.00  0.0    0 20.7 36 310   M    M   6        48 300
31  39  18  29 -11  36   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.3 28 320   M    M   1        45 300
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SM 1632  902       739   0  2.63  8.3    363.9          M      152
================================================================================
AV 52.6 29.1                              11.7 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    40 320                 56 330
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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 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:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 40.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.63    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   8.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.87    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    81 ON 29    GRTST 24HR  1.08 ON 22-23      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     17 ON  1                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   8.3 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   6.2 ON 14-15  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   6 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:   1    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  23    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   739    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  13
DPTR FM NORMAL  -256    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   8
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6091    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 10
DPTR FM NORMAL  -754

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.56 ON 31
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.26 ON 29

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 9TH WITH A LOW
OF ONLY 47 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 37 BACK IN 1902.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 9TH WITH A HIGH OF
73 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 63 BACK IN 1967.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 15TH WITH
0.57 INCH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.54 INCH BACK IN 1945.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 15TH WITH
4.7 INCHES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 4.0 INCHES BACK IN 1983.

#FINAL-03-21#