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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          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  62  38  50  -4  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 19.6 33 340   M    M   0        46 330
 2  66  34  50  -5  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.5 28 320   M    M   0        46 340
 3  76  30  53  -2  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.8  9 100   M    M   0        13 350
 4  86  41  64   8   1   0 0.01  0.0    0 12.7 30 210   M    M   3 3      38 190
 5  65  57  61   5   4   0 0.96  0.0    0  8.1 15 160   M    M   8 13     21 180
 6  71  56  64   8   1   0 0.63  0.0    0  6.6 23 130   M    M   6 123    28 130
 7  79  55  67  10   0   2 0.09  0.0    0  6.8 24 310   M    M   5 123    33 310
 8  81  51  66   9   0   1 0.08  0.0    0  6.9 28  20   M    M   1 3      43 340
 9  78  54  66   8   0   1    T  0.0    0  8.2 20 160   M    M   1        25 120
10  83  56  70  12   0   5 0.17  0.0    0  8.2 21 130   M    M   1 3      27 130
11  82  63  73  15   0   8 0.63  0.0    0  9.4 20 130   M    M   5 13     28 130
12  80  62  71  12   0   6 0.61  0.0    0 10.3 22 100   M    M   8 13     29 120
13  77  63  70  11   0   5 0.16  0.0    0  9.2 20  60   M    M   5 13     26  80
14  65  51  58  -2   7   0 0.07  0.0    0 11.2 20  60   M    M  10 1      29  60
15  63  51  57  -3   8   0 0.01  0.0    0  6.1 13  60   M    M   9 1      21  60
16  78  49  64   4   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 16 330   M    M   4        22 330
17  82  50  66   5   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 14 210   M    M   0        18 210
18  77  56  67   6   0   2    T  0.0    0  9.6 21 350   M    M   5 18     27 360
19  60  41  51 -11  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.1 25 340   M    M   5 8      38 330
20  73  36  55  -7  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.8 12 180   M    M   0 1      15 180
21  81  45  63   0   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 16 160   M    M   0        23 190
22  82  50  66   3   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 16 160   M    M   0        22 150
23  82  52  67   4   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 15 180   M    M   1        19 180
24  85  55  70   6   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 14 200   M    M   2        22 200
25  82  62  72   8   0   7 0.42  0.0    0 10.5 32 180   M    M   3 13     42 170
26  83  53  68   4   0   3 0.00  0.0    0 11.7 20 130   M    M   0        27 120
27  84  47  66   1   0   1 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 20 180   M    M   0        27 160
28  86  49  68   3   0   3 0.00  0.0    0 11.0 21 160   M    M   2        27 170
29  90  62  76  10   0  11 0.06  0.0    0 13.8 23 180   M    M   3 3      30 170
30  92  66  79  13   0  14 0.04  0.0    0 11.3 21 200   M    M   3        30 180
31  90  63  77  11   0  12 0.46  0.0    0 10.1 28 170   M    M   2 3      38 160
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SM 2421 1598        90  90  4.40  0.0    292.9          M       92
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AV 78.1 51.5                               9.4 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    33 340               # 46 330
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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:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 64.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   4.40    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   4.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.53    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    92 ON 30    GRTST 24HR  1.59 ON  5- 6      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     30 ON  3                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR  0.0            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:  15
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   3    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   8
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   1    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    90    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  19
DPTR FM NORMAL  -107    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6748    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL   -86

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    90
DPTR FM NORMAL    33    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   110    HIGHEST SLP 30.41 ON 15
DPTR FM NORMAL    45    LOWEST  SLP 29.66 ON  4

[REMARKS]

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