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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          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  37  12  25  -3  40   0    T    T   10 16.1 33 290   M    M   8        48 280
 2  30  10  20  -8  45   0    T    T   10  7.3 16 180   M    M   6        19 110
 3  41  16  29   0  36   0 0.00  0.0   10  3.8 12 320   M    M   6 1      15 280
 4  37  23  30   1  35   0 0.00  0.0    9  5.4 16 300   M    M   7        21 310
 5  35  22  29  -1  36   0 0.14  1.3    8 10.9 21  90   M    M   8 1      30 120
 6  34  16  25  -5  40   0    T    T    8 11.5 20  10   M    M   9 16     29  20
 7  30  11  21  -9  44   0    T    T    8  8.3 17  90   M    M   8 16     22  80
 8  32  27  30  -1  35   0    T    T    7 10.8 17  30   M    M  10 16     21 360
 9  34  27  31   0  34   0 0.18  2.2    7  9.9 17  70   M    M  10 1      22  70
10  31  20  26  -6  39   0    T    T   10  9.1 18 110   M    M  10 12     24 140
11  39  28  34   2  31   0 0.18  2.1    9 12.0 23 130   M    M   8 1      32 120
12  29  20  25  -8  40   0    T    T   10 22.6 33 320   M    M  10 9      44 310
13  28  14  21 -12  44   0    T    T   10  8.8 21 310   M    M   7        27 310
14  39  13  26  -8  39   0 0.00  0.0    9 17.2 31 160   M    M   2        46 170
15  49  36  43   9  22   0 0.00  0.0    8 12.1 24 170   M    M   7        33 170
16  47  19  33  -2  32   0 0.27  2.4    6 22.3 36 340   M    M   6 1469   47 330
17  20   6  13 -22  52   0    T    T    6 18.0 33 310   M    M   4 9      49 300
18  19   5  12 -24  53   0 0.00  0.0    6 16.5 24 310   M    M   2        31 320
19  45   5  25 -11  40   0 0.00  0.0    6 12.3 29 200   M    M   3        38 200
20  36  18  27 -10  38   0 0.00  0.0    4 10.4 20  60   M    M   3        23  70
21  43  24  34  -3  31   0 0.00  0.0    4 10.9 18 180   M    M   8 1      26 180
22  36  22  29  -9  36   0    T    T    3 11.4 23 290   M    M   9        31 280
23  35  24  30  -8  35   0 0.00  0.0    3  6.4 14  20   M    M   7        18  20
24  40  23  32  -6  33   0 0.00  0.0    3  8.2 17 140   M    M   5        22 140
25  39  27  33  -6  32   0 0.00  0.0    2  7.4 16  10   M    M   6        21  10
26  32  19  26 -13  39   0 0.00  0.0    1 10.3 20  10   M    M   5        26  10
27  33  18  26 -14  39   0 0.00  0.0    1  6.7 15 350   M    M   5        19 350
28  43  13  28 -12  37   0 0.00  0.0    1  9.5 21 360   M    M   5        27 350
29  28  13  21 -19  44   0 0.00  0.0    1 10.2 15  40   M    M   7        20  10
30  41  25  33  -8  32   0 0.02    T    T 13.8 21 120   M    M   8 135    29 120
31  37  33  35  -6  30   0 0.38  0.3    T 13.9 30 340   M    M  10 13     43 360
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SM 1099  589      1163   0  1.17  8.3    354.0          M      209
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AV 35.5 19.0                              11.4 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    36 340                 49 300
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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 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:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 27.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.17    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -7.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.43    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    49 ON 15    GRTST 24HR  0.38 ON 31         TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      5 ON 19,18                             3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   8.3 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   2.4 ON 16     6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  10 ON 13,12  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:  10    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  29    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1163    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   4
DPTR FM NORMAL   221    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  18
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6749    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  9
DPTR FM NORMAL   299

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.53 ON  7
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    LOWEST  SLP 29.37 ON 31

[REMARKS]

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