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CXUS55 KFSD 180905
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2019
                                          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  83  64  74   1   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 17 150   M    M   8        22 160
 2  74  69  72  -1   0   7 0.02  0.0    0  9.3 15 160   M    M   8        21 140
 3  81  67  74   1   0   9 0.09  0.0    0  7.9 15 140   M    M   8 1      21 140
 4  90  69  80   8   0  15 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 13 180   M    M   7        17 170
 5  88  64  76   4   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 21 350   M    M   6        30 360
 6  86  61  74   2   0   9 0.02  0.0    0  4.4 16 200   M    M   3        25 210
 7  87  62  75   3   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 15 360   M    M   4        22 200
 8  80  60  70  -2   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 14 340   M    M   3        18 350
 9  82  57  70  -2   0   5 0.26  0.0    0  8.9 25 160   M    M   5 13     38 150
10  83  68  76   4   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 15 190   M    M   7        19 180
11  81  67  74   2   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 17  60   M    M   8 1      22  60
12  85  69  77   5   0  12 0.02  0.0    0  6.2 14 130   M    M   7 1      19 130
13  82  62  72   1   0   7 0.00  0.0    0 10.1 22 300   M    M   4        33 300
14  78  58  68  -3   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 13 310   M    M   6        18 320
15  80  57  69  -2   0   4 0.74    T    0  6.3 35  10   M    M   6 1358   54  10
16  83  57  70  -1   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  5.1 15 180   M    M   4        21 170
17  85  60  73   2   0   8 0.68  0.0    0 11.2 29 300   M    M   6 13     47 300
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SM 1408 1071         0 139  1.83    T    123.6          M      100
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AV 82.8 63.0                               7.3 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 35  10               # 54   10
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:  SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:    AUGUST
                                          YEAR:     2019
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 72.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.83    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.12    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    90 ON  4    GRTST 24HR  0.74 ON 15-15      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     57 ON 16,15                            3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:    T          5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR    T  ON 15-15  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:   1    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

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

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   139
DPTR FM NORMAL    15    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   667    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   116    LOWEST  SLP 29.55 ON 17

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