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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2024
                                          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  34  19  27   9  38   0 0.00  0.0    T  7.6 16 190   M    M   5 12     25 200
 2  37  22  30  12  35   0 0.00  0.0    T  5.9 15 330   M    M   4 1      20 320
 3  30  20  25   7  40   0    T    T    T  7.1 14  10   M    M   9 1      20  10
 4  30  23  27   9  38   0    T    T    T  8.5 18 180   M    M  10 16     25 210
 5  34  30  32  14  33   0 0.00  0.0    T 11.7 18 180   M    M  10 1      26 190
 6  31  20  26   8  39   0 0.06  0.5    T 10.2 20 330   M    M  10 1      26 340
 7  23  12  18   0  47   0    T    T    T  6.3 13  80   M    M   9 1      17  90
 8  26  22  24   6  41   0 0.71 10.5    6 13.7 21  10   M    M  10 129    27  10
 9  23   3  13  -5  52   0 0.02  0.4    9 11.7 22 360   M    M   7 19     28 310
10  24   5  15  -3  50   0 0.07  1.2    8  7.2 17 320   M    M   9        21 320
11  17   0   9  -9  56   0 0.05  0.7    8 11.2 18 350   M    M   8        24 310
12   5   0   3 -15  62   0 0.12  1.8    9 17.1 28 320   M    M   8 9      37 320
13   2 -17  -7 -25  72   0    T    T    9 23.8 36 310   M    M   8 9      48 320
14  -8 -18 -13 -31  78   0 0.00  0.0    8 11.2 22 310   M    M   3 9      30 310
15  -3 -12  -7 -25  72   0 0.00  0.0    8 13.5 24 290   M    M   3        32 280
16  10  -5   3 -15  62   0 0.00  0.0    8 11.5 22 290   M    M   2        30 290
17  19   2  11  -7  54   0 0.00  0.0    8  4.5 16 300   M    M   7        21 300
18  19  -1   9  -9  56   0 0.13  2.6    8 11.8 21 310   M    M   9 19     28 320
19   5  -7  -1 -19  66   0    T    T    9 12.1 20 320   M    M   2 9      28 280
20   4 -19  -7 -25  72   0    T    T    9  8.8 22 180   M    M   1 1      30 170
21  24   2  13  -5  52   0 0.00  0.0    8 19.5 29 170   M    M   4 9      44 170
22  36  14  25   7  40   0 0.00  0.0    8  4.3 13 190   M    M   4 1      16 190
23  32  23  28  10  37   0    T    T    8  6.1 15 150   M    M  10 126    19 170
24  35  31  33  15  32   0    T  0.0    7  9.0 14 200   M    M  10 16     17 200
25  34  32  33  15  32   0    T  0.0    7  4.2 13 180   M    M  10 16     15 180
26  34  29  32  14  33   0    T    T    7  4.3 10 260   M    M  10 16     14 280
27  40  22  31  13  34   0    T    T    6  3.8  9 320   M    M   4 12     13 290
28  42  16  29  11  36   0 0.00  0.0    6  2.9 12 200   M    M   2 1      14 200
29  45  21  33  15  32   0 0.00  0.0    5  7.0 16 300   M    M   2 1      22 300
30  47  29  38  20  27   0 0.00  0.0    4  5.0 15 300   M    M   2        18 300
31  50  29  40  22  25   0 0.00  0.0    3  4.1 14  20   M    M   1 1      18  20
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SM  781  347      1443   0  1.16 17.7    285.6          M      193
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AV 25.2 11.2                               9.2 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    36 310                 48 320
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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:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2024
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 18.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.16    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.56    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    50 ON 31    GRTST 24HR  0.71 ON  8- 8      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -19 ON 20                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  17.7 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR  10.5 ON  8- 8  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   9 ON 20,19  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:  19    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   9    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1443    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   7
DPTR FM NORMAL   -18    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10
TOTAL FM JUL 1  3619    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 14
DPTR FM NORMAL  -697

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.72 ON 20
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.40 ON 10

[REMARKS]
RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 8TH WITH 0.71 INCHES.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.36 INCHES IN 1938.

RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 8TH WITH 10.5 INCHES.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 4.3 INCHES IN 2016.

#FINAL-01-24#