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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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  67  32  50  21  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 21 260   M    M   1        28 260
 2  60  38  49  20  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 14 320   M    M   0        18 320
 3  56  30  43  15  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 18 360   M    M   1        24 340
 4  42  29  36   8  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 17 120   M    M   6        22 120
 5  51  30  41  13  24   0 0.00  0.0    0 18.2 40 320   M    M   3        54 310
 6  31   5  18  -9  47   0    T    T    0 15.0 36 330   M    M   3        50 310
 7  41   9  25  -2  40   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.3 21 300   M    M   4        28 300
 8  40  11  26   0  39   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 21 160   M    M   1        31 160
 9  52  29  41  15  24   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.8 28 330   M    M   0        35 320
10  36  30  33   7  32   0 0.16  1.5    0 15.3 30 350   M    M   8 1      39 350
11  35  25  30   5  35   0    T    T    2 10.6 23 340   M    M   2 1      32 330
12  45  21  33   8  32   0 0.00  0.0    1  8.0 16 180   M    M   0        26 180
13  48  21  35  10  30   0 0.00  0.0    1  4.3 13 210   M    M   0        15 210
14  50  27  39  15  26   0 0.00  0.0    T  7.5 15 160   M    M   0 1      21 170
15  70  28  49  25  16   0 0.49    T    0 19.2 51 230   M    M   4 123    82 230
16  38  21  30   6  35   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.0 31 290   M    M   1        48 300
17  39  20  30   7  35   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 15 100   M    M   5        22 100
18  31  19  25   2  40   0    T    T    0 13.1 25 330   M    M  10        35 330
19  40  15  28   5  37   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.6 28 200   M    M   1        34 210
20  33  12  23   0  42   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.1 26 350   M    M   1        33 350
21  41  11  26   4  39   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.7 32 320   M    M   0        46 330
22  53  12  33  11  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 13 200   M    M   0        16 210
23  46  22  34  12  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 13 120   M    M   0        16 130
24  60  32  46  24  19   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 21  30   M    M   1 1      29  40
25  44  19  32  10  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 16  34   M    M   1        20  34
26  42  19  31  10  34   0    T    T    0 10.0 25 100   M    M   4        34 110
27  38  19  29   8  36   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.4 31 320   M    M   1        45 320
28  36   4  20  -1  45   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.1 32 330   M    M   3        39 330
29  25   2  14  -7  51   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.1 12 140   M    M   2        17  80
30  42   9  26   5  39   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 21 200   M    M   1        29 190
31  22   6  14  -6  51   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.0 26 360   M    M   7 1      35  10
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SM 1354  607      1026   0  0.65  1.5    325.3          M       71
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AV 43.7 19.6                              10.5 FASTST   M    M   2    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    51 230                 82 230
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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:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 31.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.65    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   7.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.34    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    70 ON 15    GRTST 24HR  0.49 ON 15-15      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      2 ON 29                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   1.5 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.5 ON 10-10  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   2 ON 11     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:   4    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   2
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  30    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1026    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  21
DPTR FM NORMAL  -242    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   8
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2154    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2
DPTR FM NORMAL  -587

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1068    HIGHEST SLP 30.45 ON  6
DPTR FM NORMAL   203    LOWEST  SLP 29.04 ON 15

[REMARKS]
RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 15TH WITH 70
DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 62 IN 1939.

#FINAL-12-21#