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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          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  86  59  73  20   0   8    T  0.0    0 16.6 29 320   M    M   3        38 310
 2  73  47  60   7   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 20 310   M    M   5        26 310
 3  78  41  60   6   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 18  60   M    M   4        23  60
 4  59  48  54   0  11   0 0.46  0.0    0 10.8 20 150   M    M   8 1      26 140
 5  53  46  50  -4  15   0 0.13  0.0    0 11.6 24 320   M    M   9 1      31 310
 6  64  43  54  -1  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 17 310   M    M   8        24 300
 7  60  36  48  -7  17   0 0.03  0.0    0  4.9 18 360   M    M   7        24 350
 8  57  34  46 -10  19   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.8 22 340   M    M   3        33 350
 9  61  37  49  -7  16   0 0.01  0.0    0 15.3 32 310   M    M   6        43 350
10  50  34  42 -14  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.7 25 350   M    M   7        37 300
11  55  37  46 -10  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 18 320   M    M   7        31  10
12  56  37  47 -10  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.2 13 120   M    M   8        16 160
13  54  49  52  -5  13   0 0.01  0.0    0 13.0 20 180   M    M  10 1      30 170
14  72  50  61   4   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 16 320   M    M   8 1      23 310
15  72  40  56  -2   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.7 13 340   M    M   5        18 350
16  61  52  57  -1   8   0 0.32  0.0    0 12.4 22  40   M    M  10 1      28  50
17  62  51  57  -1   8   0 0.31  0.0    0 16.6 26  30   M    M  10 1      37 350
18  66  45  56  -3   9   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.3 17  70   M    M   7        22  30
19  62  50  56  -3   9   0    T  0.0    0  8.9 17 110   M    M   9 1      22 130
20  69  57  63   4   2   0    T  0.0    0 13.2 22 130   M    M  10 1      29 130
21  70  58  64   4   1   0    T  0.0    0 12.8 22 130   M    M  10 1      30 140
22  71  57  64   4   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 15 140   M    M  10        20 170
23  76  60  68   8   0   3 0.02  0.0    0  8.1 18  80   M    M   7 1      22  70
24  78  62  70   9   0   5 0.74  0.0    0  9.5 22 290   M    M   8 13     30 280
25  67  59  63   2   2   0 0.13  0.0    0  8.2 16 320   M    M   8 1      19 350
26  68  56  62   1   3   0 0.01  0.0    0  7.1 14 350   M    M   9 1      18 350
27  83  49  66   4   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 13  40   M    M   4 1      17  20
28  77  54  66   4   0   1    T  0.0    0 13.3 28 320   M    M   5        39 320
29  73  50  62   0   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 17  10   M    M   2        27 350
30  76  51  64   2   1   0    T  0.0    0  3.3 12 230   M    M   6        19 230
31  80  53  67   4   0   2 0.00  0.0    0 14.8 26 180   M    M   7        36 160
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SM 2089 1502       232  20  2.17  0.0    309.5          M      220
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AV 67.4 48.5                              10.0 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    32 310                 43 350
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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 OFFICAL 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:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 57.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.17    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.23    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    86 ON  1    GRTST 24HR  0.75 ON 23-24      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     34 ON 10, 8                            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:  11
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   232    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   3
DPTR FM NORMAL   -16    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  16
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7120    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 12
DPTR FM NORMAL  -535

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    20
DPTR FM NORMAL   -11    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    20    HIGHEST SLP 30.40 ON 11
DPTR FM NORMAL   -16    LOWEST  SLP 29.64 ON  1

[REMARKS]
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