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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          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  47  15  31   4  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.1 18 160   M    M   0        24 150
 2  42  16  29   2  36   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 22 330   M    M   1        27 340
 3  48  17  33   7  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 14 290   M    M   0 1      17 280
 4  51  20  36  10  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 17 310   M    M   0        22 310
 5  48  22  35  10  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 20 320   M    M   0        24 330
 6  39  19  29   4  36   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 14 350   M    M   4 1      19 360
 7  51  17  34   9  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 14 330   M    M   0 1      18 320
 8  58  19  39  15  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.6 15 290   M    M   0        20 290
 9  57  28  43  19  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 12 110   M    M   0        15 320
10  47  23  35  11  30   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.7 24 330   M    M   0        30 330
11  41  31  36  13  29   0 0.02  0.3    0 15.5 23  40   M    M   9 1      34  40
12  34  25  30   7  35   0 0.00  0.0    T 13.0 23 360   M    M   8        30 360
13  33  16  25   2  40   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 25 340   M    M   8        31 340
14  21   9  15  -7  50   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 13 100   M    M   1        16 110
15  26  19  23   1  42   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 13 160   M    M   5        17 160
16  32  14  23   1  42   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 13 150   M    M   7 1      16 170
17  36  11  24   2  41   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 14 130   M    M   2 12     17 120
18  47  21  34  12  31   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.3 25 320   M    M   2 1      37 330
19  35   8  22   1  43   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 20 320   M    M   1        27 330
20  47  16  32  11  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 21 200   M    M   1        28 200
21  51  25  38  17  27   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.8 31 310   M    M   2        43 290
22  55  21  38  17  27   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.0 32 180   M    M   0        45 170
23  51   8  30   9  35   0 0.22  3.0    0 27.5 46 320   M    M   7 129    67 330
24  11  -5   3 -18  62   0 0.00  0.0    3 13.2 32 330   M    M   0        41 320
25  36  -4  16  -4  49   0 0.00  0.0    3  5.3 14 160   M    M   0 1      18 160
26  35   8  22   2  43   0 0.00  0.0    1  5.2 13 120   M    M   1 12     18 130
27  32  22  27   7  38   0 0.01  0.1    1 13.7 31 320   M    M   8 1      39 330
28  31  10  21   1  44   0 0.00  0.0    1  7.1 18 330   M    M   5        23 330
29  26  17  22   2  43   0 0.26  4.0    1  8.8 17 130   M    M   8 12     22 120
30  31   9  20   0  45   0 0.00  0.0    4 10.5 31 320   M    M   6        39 320
31  28   1  15  -5  50   0 0.00  0.0    4 10.1 18 170   M    M   0 1      25 180
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SM 1227  478      1155   0  0.51  7.4    300.5          M       86
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AV 39.6 15.4                               9.7 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    46 320                 67 330
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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:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 27.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.51    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   4.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.29    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    58 ON  8    GRTST 24HR  0.26 ON 29-29      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -5 ON 24                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   7.4 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   4.0 ON 29-29  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   4 ON 31,30  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:   9    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   4
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   2    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1155    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  20
DPTR FM NORMAL  -161    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2623    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2
DPTR FM NORMAL  -170

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1062    HIGHEST SLP 30.51 ON 28
DPTR FM NORMAL   193    LOWEST  SLP 29.29 ON 23

[REMARKS]

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