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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:      2024
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 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  50  26  38  17  27   0 0.00  0.0    2  4.1 13  80   M    M   6 12     18  80
 2  40  35  38  17  27   0 0.00  0.0    1 13.5 22 110   M    M   8 1      30 110
 3  39  34  37  16  28   0 0.00  0.0    T 12.1 20  90   M    M  10 1      26  90
 4  44  29  37  15  28   0 0.00  0.0    T  7.6 16  60   M    M   6 1      22  40
 5  47  26  37  15  28   0 0.00  0.0    T  4.0 13 310   M    M   5 12     15 320
 6  52  28  40  18  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 18 150   M    M   0 1      26 140
 7  57  36  47  25  18   0 0.02  0.0    0 16.1 26 170   M    M   3        40 170
 8  50  35  43  21  22   0 0.17  0.0    0 13.7 24 180   M    M   8 1      38 180
 9  40  33  37  14  28   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.1 22 320   M    M   8        29 300
10  35  28  32   9  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 18 340   M    M  10        25 340
11  45  25  35  12  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 13 290   M    M   4        17 270
12  49  23  36  13  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 16 340   M    M   3        20 330
13  49  33  41  17  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6  9 160   M    M   8        12  90
14  58  26  42  18  23   0 0.02  0.1    0 10.1 30 350   M    M   4 1      39 350
15  34  21  28   4  37   0 0.08  1.3    T  9.4 25 350   M    M   5 1      37 350
16  25   4  15 -10  50   0 0.06  1.0    2 12.4 30 330   M    M   7 1      37 330
17  33   6  20  -5  45   0 0.00  0.0    2 12.0 20 260   M    M   0        25 260
18  43  20  32   7  33   0 0.00  0.0    1  6.9 16 340   M    M   0        20 290
19  56  23  40  14  25   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 18 220   M    M   0        24 200
20  68  21  45  19  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 22 210   M    M   0        29 210
21  60  28  44  18  21   0    T  0.0    0  5.1 13 190   M    M   4        16 170
22  58  30  44  17  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 26 330   M    M   3        34 330
23  55  27  41  14  24   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.4 29 350   M    M   1        36 340
24  61  18  40  12  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 21 210   M    M   1 1      29 210
25  63  22  43  15  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 12 360   M    M   0        18 340
26  77  31  54  26  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 28 260   M    M   0        39 270
27  48  11  30   1  35   0 0.08  1.3    0 25.1 39 320   M    M   6 12     57 340
28  33   6  20  -9  45   0 0.00  0.0    1 13.0 32 330   M    M   0        44 330
29  63  18  41  11  24   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.7 37 200   M    M   0        47 210
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SM 1432  703       808   0  0.43  3.7    298.4          M      110
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AV 49.4 24.2                              10.3 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    39 320                 57 340
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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 CITY, IA.
-SNOW DEPTH IN COLUMN 9 IS RECORDED AT 6 AM CST (12Z).

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:      2024
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 36.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.43    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  12.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.43    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    77 ON 26    GRTST 24HR  0.19 ON  7- 8      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      4 ON 16                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   3.7 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   2.3 ON 15-16  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   2 ON 16,17   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:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  23    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   808    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  13
DPTR FM NORMAL  -326    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  4456    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL  -885

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.51 ON 16
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.29 ON 27

[REMARKS]
RECORD HIGH DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 7TH WITH
36 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 33 DEGREES IN 1926.

RECORD HIGH DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 20TH WITH
68 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 65 DEGREES IN 2022.

RECORD HIGH DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 26TH WITH
77 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 75 DEGREES IN 1896. IN ADDITION
TO THE DAILY RECORD, THIS WAS ALSO THE WARMEST READING ON RECORD FOR
THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AS WELL AS THE WARMEST ON RECORD FOR METEOROLOGICAL
WINTER.

THE FEBRUARY MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 49.4 DEGREES WAS THE WARMEST ON
RECORD.  THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 47.8 DEGREES IN 1954.

THE FEBRUARY MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 24.2 DEGREES WAS THE 8TH WARMEST
ON RECORD.

THE FEBRUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 36.8 DEGREES WAS THE 2ND WARMEST ON RECORD.

THE WINTER (DEC-FEB) MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 29.3 DEGREES WAS THE 4TH WARMEST
ON RECORD.

#FINAL-02-24#