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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     JULY
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          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  87  66  77   5   0  12 0.86  0.0    0  6.7 25 340   M    M   6 13     41 270
 2  89  71  80   8   0  15 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 18 120   M    M   2        24 120
 3  88  70  79   7   0  14    T  0.0    0  6.4 17 200   M    M   5 3      24 120
 4  88  65  77   5   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  6.2 20 180   M    M   2 1      27 160
 5  90  70  80   7   0  15 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 16 180   M    M   5 13     22 190
 6  86  69  78   5   0  13 0.18  0.0    0  7.3 18 190   M    M   7 13     28 300
 7  86  67  77   4   0  12 0.05  0.0    0 10.2 29 130   M    M   5 1      38 130
 8  91  76  84  11   0  19 0.00  0.0    0 14.2 24 200   M    M   4        34 170
 9  87  71  79   6   0  14    T  0.0    0  5.4 17 340   M    M   5        24 320
10  89  64  77   4   0  12 0.06  0.0    0  3.7 15 200   M    M   5        21 200
11  85  64  75   2   0  10 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 24 320   M    M   2        36 300
12  85  60  73   0   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  4.3 13 100   M    M   2        17 110
13  91  69  80   7   0  15    T  0.0    0 12.3 30 170   M    M   4        41 170
14  79  57  68  -5   0   3 0.07  0.0    0  9.7 20 360   M    M   7 3      29  10
15  83  54  69  -4   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 14 320   M    M   4        18 310
16  88  59  74   1   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 17 180   M    M   2        24 220
17  92  73  83  10   0  18    T  0.0    0 13.6 25 180   M    M   4        35 150
18  94  68  81   8   0  16 0.00  0.0    0 11.4 26 340   M    M   4        35 340
19  86  61  74   1   0   9    T  0.0    0  6.4 20 330   M    M   4        26 320
20  84  65  75   2   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 17 180   M    M   6        22 180
21  82  62  72  -1   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 17 340   M    M   4        25 330
22  87  57  72  -1   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 16 120   M    M   3        21 120
23  89  65  77   4   0  12 0.75    T    0 14.2 23 150   M    M   5 135    31 160
24  92  77  85  12   0  20    T  0.0    0 16.8 24 190   M    M   5        34 190
25  92  72  82   9   0  17 0.23  0.0    0 12.7 28 200   M    M   7 3      45 210
26  87  64  76   3   0  11    T  0.0    0  8.5 18  40   M    M   6 3      25  30
27  88  59  74   1   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  4.3 12 330   M    M   2        16 270
28  91  71  81   8   0  16 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 16 190   M    M   5        23 190
29  85  66  76   3   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 17  70   M    M   8        23  40
30  83  61  72  -1   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 20  60   M    M   5        25  60
31  86  58  72  -1   0   7 0.01  0.0    0  2.9 10 190   M    M   3 13     14 260
================================================================================
SM 2710 2031         0 364  2.21    T    261.6          M      138
================================================================================
AV 87.4 65.5                               8.4 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    30 170                 45 210
================================================================================
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:     JULY
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 76.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.21    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.88    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    94 ON 18    GRTST 24HR  0.86 ON  1- 1      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     54 ON 15                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  T            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   T   ON 23-23  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:   8
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   8    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   8
DPTR FM NORMAL    -8    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  23
TOTAL FM JUL 1     0    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   364
DPTR FM NORMAL   108    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   693    HIGHEST SLP 30.09 ON 27
DPTR FM NORMAL   266    LOWEST  SLP 29.64 ON 18

[REMARKS]
RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS TIED ON THE 8TH WITH A LOW OF 76 DEGREES. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 76 DEGREES SET IN 1936.

RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS SET ON THE 24TH WITH A LOW OF 77 DEGREES. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 76 DEGREES SET IN 1940.

#FINAL-07-20#