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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 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  28  13  21  -1  44   0 0.00  0.0    5  5.7 16 330   M    M   8 1      20 340
 2  27  18  23   1  42   0    T    T    4  9.3 15 150   M    M   8 1      20 140
 3  40  14  27   5  38   0 0.00  0.0    4 10.2 24 330   M    M   1 1      32 320
 4  34  16  25   3  40   0 0.14  2.0    5 21.4 36 330   M    M   6 19     50 330
 5  20   3  12 -10  53   0 0.00  0.0    5 10.6 28 320   M    M   1        32 310
 6  11  -9   1 -22  64   0 0.02  0.4    5 12.4 22 330   M    M   5 1      30 330
 7   4  -9  -2 -25  67   0 0.09  1.1    5  6.2 13 130   M    M   7        16 130
 8   5 -15  -5 -28  70   0 0.00  0.0    6  3.8 10  70   M    M   2 1      14  80
 9  12 -17  -2 -25  67   0 0.00  0.0    6  2.5  8 250   M    M   1 1       9 260
10  15   1   8 -16  57   0 0.00  0.0    6  7.2 15 320   M    M   4        19 320
11   5 -12  -3 -27  68   0 0.09  1.5    6  7.9 13  20   M    M   7 1      16  30
12  -1 -15  -8 -32  73   0 0.05  0.3    7  8.2 14 330   M    M   7        17  20
13   5  -8  -1 -25  66   0 0.05  1.2    8  8.1 20 330   M    M   5 1      23 330
14  -4 -15  -9 -34  74   0 0.00  0.0    8 11.7 20 360   M    M   4        22 350
15  -2 -28 -15 -40  80   0 0.00  0.0    8  4.9 10  70   M    M   0 1      13  30
16   1 -28 -13 -38  78   0 0.00  0.0    8  4.6 13 150   M    M   4 1      16 160
17  13   1   7 -19  58   0    T    T    8  7.7 15 150   M    M  10        20 150
18  20  -1  10 -16  55   0    T    T    8  4.8 12 240   M    M   4 12     15 210
19  23  -1  11 -15  54   0 0.00  0.0    8  3.6  8 100   M    M   1 1      10  90
20  27   1  14 -13  51   0 0.00  0.0    8  7.1 16 130   M    M   6 1      21 130
21  32  11  22  -5  43   0 0.41  6.0    8  8.7 22 330   M    M   7 12     28 320
22  44   6  25  -2  40   0 0.00  0.0   14 10.3 23 260   M    M   0 12     32 260
23  45  20  33   5  32   0 0.00  0.0   12  8.8 20 300   M    M   0        28 310
24  43  28  36   8  29   0 0.00  0.0    6 11.2 29 310   M    M   4        40 310
25  42  27  35   7  30   0 0.00  0.0    3  7.8 14 190   M    M   1        18 180
26  45  27  36   7  29   0 0.00  0.0    1 12.3 25 190   M    M   1        35 180
27  47  23  35   6  30   0    T  0.0    T  7.2 16 110   M    M   5 1      22 110
28  35  22  29  -1  36   0    T    T    0 13.5 29 310   M    M   5 1      37 320
================================================================================
SM  616   73      1468   0  0.85 12.5    237.7          M      114
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AV 22.0  2.6                               8.5 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    36 330                 50 330
================================================================================
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:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 12.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.85    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL: -12.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.18    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    47 ON 27    GRTST 24HR  0.41 ON 21-21      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -28 ON 16,15                             3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  12.5 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   6.0 ON 21-21  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  14 ON 22     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:  19    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  28    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  12    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1468    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  10
DPTR FM NORMAL   350    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  17
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5282    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  1
DPTR FM NORMAL   -11

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.84 ON 14
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.61 ON 23

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 15TH WITH A LOW OF
-28 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS -20 BACK IN 1936.

RECORD DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 16TH WITH A LOW OF
-28 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS -25 BACK IN 1936.

#FINAL-02-21#