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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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  73  64  69  12   0   4 0.16  0.0    0  4.1  9 280   M    M   9 1      14 290
 2  68  57  63   6   2   0 0.01  0.0    0  8.3 15 330   M    M   9 1       M   M
 3  77  46  62   6   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.8 15 310   M    M   0 1      23 320
 4  83  45  64   8   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  0.4  6  50   M    M   1         7 140
 5  78  47  63   8   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 16 150   M    M   0        21 160
 6  71  54  63   8   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 15 150   M    M   5        18 180
 7  75  52  64  10   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 17 170   M    M   5 1      21 170
 8  83  55  69  15   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 17 190   M    M   3 1      23 200
 9  80  57  69  16   0   4    T  0.0    0  9.7 25 110   M    M   6        34 130
10  63  45  54   1  11   0    T  0.0    0  9.0 22 270   M    M   7 1      33 270
11  74  41  58   6   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 14 340   M    M   1        18  20
12  70  42  56   4   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 20  90   M    M   2        26 100
13  66  46  56   5   9   0 0.31  0.0    0 17.8 35 200   M    M   8 13     49 110
14  57  40  49  -2  16   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.1 23 270   M    M   7        36 270
15  58  37  48  -2  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 29 310   M    M   2        39 310
16  68  34  51   1  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.2 18 290   M    M   0        27 280
17  73  34  54   5  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 16 190   M    M   0        20 200
18  76  42  59  10   6   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.7 24 170   M    M   3        35 170
19  71  47  59  11   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 17  40   M    M   4        23  30
20  53  38  46  -2  19   0 0.57  0.0    0 12.5 26  20   M    M  10 13     36  20
21  53  38  46  -1  19   0    T  0.0    0  9.4 20 320   M    M   6 1      26 350
22  52  33  43  -4  22   0 0.08    T    0  5.1 12 110   M    M   4 14     17 110
23  53  31  42  -4  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.8 20 110   M    M   6        25 120
24  47  43  45  -1  20   0 0.03  0.0    0 12.8 23 100   M    M   9        30 100
25  53  32  43  -2  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 18 120   M    M   6        25 120
26  56  42  49   4  16   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.9 29 140   M    M   7        42 130
27  54  48  51   7  14   0 1.17  0.0    0  9.9 17 340   M    M  10 1      26 340
28  58  45  52   8  13   0    T  0.0    0 13.7 28 340   M    M   6        37 360
29  61  36  49   6  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 18 360   M    M   1 1      26 360
30  60  33  47   4  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 28 350   M    M   3        36 350
31  47  27  37  -5  28   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.1 24 330   M    M   1        33 300
================================================================================
SM 2011 1331       347  12  2.33    T    273.1          M      141
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AV 64.9 42.9                               8.8 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    35 200                 49 110
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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:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 53.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.33    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   4.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.03    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    83 ON  8, 4  GRTST 24HR  1.17 ON 27-27      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     27 ON 31                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  T            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   T   ON 22-22  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:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   3    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   347    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12
DPTR FM NORMAL  -138    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1   385    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL  -243

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    12
DPTR FM NORMAL     4    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1134    HIGHEST SLP 30.35 ON 31
DPTR FM NORMAL   287    LOWEST  SLP 29.34 ON 13

[REMARKS]
RECORD DAILY WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 1ST WITH
64 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 59 DEGREES IN 1951.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION ESTABLISHED ON THE 27TH WITH
1.17 INCHES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 1.12 INCHES IN 1971.

#FINAL-10-21#