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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2022
                                          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  40  14  27  -1  38   0 0.00  0.0    2 15.5 29 180   M    M   5        41 170
 2  41   8  25  -2  40   0    T  0.2    1 19.6 36 320   M    M   6 19     47 310
 3  27   3  15 -12  50   0 0.00  0.0    T  8.3 26 310   M    M   1        37 320
 4  41   6  24  -2  41   0 0.00  0.0    T  5.7 14 200   M    M   1        20 210
 5  35  18  27   1  38   0 0.00  0.0    T  9.2 16 350   M    M   9        20  10
 6  37  13  25  -1  40   0 0.00  0.0    T  4.9 16 190   M    M   3        21 150
 7  25  13  19  -6  46   0    T    T    T  8.2 16  20   M    M   3        21  10
 8  34  11  23  -2  42   0 0.69  6.7    T  6.0 13  90   M    M   6 1346   17  90
 9  33  30  32   8  33   0 0.04  0.7    7  8.0 15 120   M    M  10 1      20 140
10  34   7  21  -3  44   0 0.00  0.0    7  6.9 18 180   M    M   6 1      24 170
11  29   3  16  -8  49   0    T    T    6  7.8 17 130   M    M   5 1      23 130
12  33  27  30   7  35   0 0.19    T    6 18.0 30 110   M    M  10 16     38 110
13  37  32  35  12  30   0 0.80    T    4 18.8 30 110   M    M   9 146    42 110
14  36  19  28   5  37   0 0.08  1.5    3  8.3 21 100   M    M  10 16     28 110
15  31  19  25   3  40   0 0.24  3.0    4 20.9 35 300   M    M  10 169    51 300
16  21  15  18  -4  47   0 0.07  0.7    7 21.5 30 310   M    M  10 9      43 290
17  15   0   8 -14  57   0    T    T    7 15.0 24 300   M    M   3        31 320
18  11  -3   4 -18  61   0 0.00  0.0    7  5.8 12  70   M    M   2        14  60
19  12  -1   6 -15  59   0    T    T    6  9.3 21 310   M    M   6        26 320
20   2  -6  -2 -23  67   0 0.00  0.0    6  6.9 14 310   M    M   5        18 320
21   4  -8  -2 -23  67   0 0.15  2.0    6 12.8 28 320   M    M  10 9      37 320
22  -8 -18 -13 -33  78   0    T    T    8 25.3 35 320   M    M  10 9      45 300
23  -5 -11  -8 -28  73   0 0.00  0.0    8 26.0 35 310   M    M   9 9      48 300
24   2  -9  -3 -23  68   0 0.00  0.0    8 13.7 28 310   M    M   3 9      36 310
25  17  -8   5 -15  60   0 0.12  1.5    7  7.9 18  10   M    M   7 19     26  10
26  14   1   8 -12  57   0    T    T    8  9.2 23  10   M    M   5        32  10
27  35  14  25   6  40   0 0.00  0.0    8 15.7 26 190   M    M   7        38 180
28  39  33  36  17  29   0 0.00  0.0    7  7.5 21 190   M    M   8        28 160
29  38  18  28   9  37   0 0.21  3.1    5  8.8 21 310   M    M   8 14     25 310
30  31  17  24   5  41   0 0.00  0.0    8  6.7 15 180   M    M   6 1      20 170
31  37  27  32  13  33   0 0.00  0.0    7  8.7 20 190   M    M   6        25 180
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SM  778  284      1477   0  2.59 19.4    366.9          M      199
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AV 25.1  9.2                              11.8 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    36 320                 51 300
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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:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2022
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 17.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.59    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -5.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.76    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    41 ON 2,4   GRTST 24HR  0.97 ON 12-13      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -18 ON 22                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  19.4 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   7.4 ON  8-9   6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   8 ON 30,27  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:  16    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  30    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   9    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1477    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   7
DPTR FM NORMAL   160    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2887    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 11
DPTR FM NORMAL    34

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1113    HIGHEST SLP 30.75 ON 20
DPTR FM NORMAL   266    LOWEST  SLP 29.30 ON 28

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 8TH WITH 0.69
INCHES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.61 INCHES IN 1963.

RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 13TH WITH 0.80
INCHES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.47 INCHES IN 1937.

RECORD WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS TIED ON THE 28TH WITH 33
DEGREES. THIS JOINS THE CURRENT RECORD OF 33 SET IN 2019.

MONTHLY TOTAL PRECIPITATION OF 2.59 INCHES IS THE 3RD HIGHEST ON
RECORD.

MONTHLY TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 19.4 INCHES IS THE 6TH HIGHEST ON
RECORD.

#FINAL-12-22#