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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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  93  59  76  23   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 15 300   M    M   4        24 240
 2  72  54  63   9   2   0    T  0.0    0  9.8 20  20   M    M   7        25  30
 3  66  45  56   2   9   0 0.00  0.0    0 19.5 33 360   M    M   7        49 360
 4  62  32  47  -7  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 23 350   M    M   1        34 360
 5  49  36  43 -12  22   0 0.08  0.0    0  9.2 22  50   M    M   8        29  50
 6  67  30  49  -6  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 22 330   M    M   3        31 360
 7  64  36  50  -6  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 17 340   M    M   2        24  20
 8  48  41  45 -11  20   0 0.40    T    0 13.8 25 110   M    M   8 14     35 120
 9  61  41  51  -5  14   0    T  0.0    0  9.1 17 290   M    M   9        25 310
10  62  38  50  -7  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 17 340   M    M   5        27 340
11  62  29  46 -11  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 13 100   M    M   1        18  90
12  67  40  54  -4  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 20 170   M    M   2        25 200
13  69  47  58   0   7   0    T  0.0    0 14.3 24 180   M    M   5        35 200
14  69  49  59   1   6   0 0.51  0.0    0  9.9 16 180   M    M   8 13     23 200
15  79  50  65   6   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.2 14  30   M    M   4 1      19 350
16  73  50  62   3   3   0 0.01  0.0    0  6.3 20 190   M    M   7        24 220
17  69  47  58  -2   7   0 0.01  0.0    0 10.9 21 140   M    M   8 1      31  80
18  68  59  64   4   1   0    T  0.0    0  8.1 16 110   M    M   9 1      23 120
19  74  59  67   7   0   2 0.05  0.0    0  9.1 20 180   M    M   9 12     27 180
20  73  64  69   8   0   4    T  0.0    0 13.7 23 160   M    M   9        31 160
21  84  63  74  13   0   9 0.00  0.0    0 15.1 28 170   M    M   5        38 170
22  86  68  77  15   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 20 190   M    M   7        27 210
23  86  59  73  11   0   8 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 24 180   M    M   4        32 180
24  81  60  71   9   0   6 0.24  0.0    0 11.0 22 200   M    M   8 13     36 280
25  82  58  70   7   0   5 0.00  0.0    0 11.8 24 290   M    M   4        37 310
26  72  52  62  -1   3   0    T  0.0    0 11.0 22  60   M    M   4        29  50
27  59  44  52 -12  13   0 0.71  0.0    0 15.5 22  90   M    M  10 1      32  90
28  57  43  50 -14  15   0    T  0.0    0  9.9 18  60   M    M   9 1      26  60
29  64  42  53 -11  12   0    T  0.0    0 11.7 21 160   M    M   7        31 150
30  71  55  63  -2   2   0 0.03  0.0    0  8.6 17 180   M    M   8 1      22 210
31  80  49  65   0   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 17 310   M    M   3 12     25 300
================================================================================
SM 2169 1499       230  57  2.04    T    314.9          M      185
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AV 70.0 48.4                              10.2 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    33 360                 49 360
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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:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 59.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.04    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.82    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    93 ON  1    GRTST 24HR  0.71 ON 27-27      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     29 ON 11                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  T            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   T   ON  8- 8  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:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   1    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   3    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   230    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   6
DPTR FM NORMAL     3    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  18
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6813    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL  -402

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    57
DPTR FM NORMAL    12    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    63    HIGHEST SLP 30.43 ON 12
DPTR FM NORMAL    12    LOWEST  SLP 29.42 ON  2

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL TIED ON THE 8TH WITH A TRACE. PREVIOUS
RECORD WAS A TRACE IN 2019.

#FINAL-05-21#