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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2022
                                          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
================================================================================

 1  50  40  45  -8  20   0 0.00  0.0    0 18.3 30 310   M    M  10        40 320
 2  48  40  44 -10  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 16  50   M    M  10        22  40
 3  59  37  48  -6  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 17  40   M    M   8        22  50
 4  54  33  44 -10  21   0    T  0.0    0  5.3 12 150   M    M   7        16 130
 5  60  48  54  -1  11   0 0.05  0.0    0  8.4 18 100   M    M  10 1      26 120
 6  68  52  60   5   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 18 140   M    M   8 1      25 140
 7  77  51  64   8   1   0 0.07  0.0    0 19.7 33 160   M    M   5        46 150
 8  69  54  62   6   3   0 0.97  0.0    0 11.8 32 140   M    M   9 1      43 140
 9  81  54  68  12   0   3    T  0.0    0 15.4 30 200   M    M   5 1      43 150
10  78  55  67  10   0   2 0.00  0.0    0 10.2 18  80   M    M   6        25  50
11  84  58  71  14   0   6 0.43  0.0    0 10.5 26 360   M    M   7 138    35  10
12  94  62  78  20   0  13 0.15  0.0    0 13.9 36 230   M    M   7 378    63 250
13  77  53  65   7   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 18 270   M    M   3        28 220
14  74  54  64   6   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 23 340   M    M   5        31 360
15  75  45  60   1   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 24 320   M    M   4        34 300
16  81  45  63   4   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 23  70   M    M   3        31  60
17  69  53  61   1   4   0 0.03  0.0    0 12.7 26 130   M    M   8        37 140
18  84  46  65   5   0   0    T  0.0    0  7.8 23 330   M    M   4 1      36 340
19  89  50  70  10   0   5    T  0.0    0 13.5 37 310   M    M   7 38     50 320
20  60  46  53  -8  12   0 0.01  0.0    0 13.7 26 290   M    M   9        38 280
21  53  37  45 -16  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 20 300   M    M   7        29 300
22  62  33  48 -14  17   0    T  0.0    0  4.6 15 310   M    M   4        22 310
23  68  37  53  -9  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.1 17 160   M    M   7        27 170
24  68  43  56  -6   9   0 0.01  0.0    0 11.1 21 160   M    M   8        28 160
25  55  49  52 -11  13   0 0.11  0.0    0 12.3 20  30   M    M  10 1      28  30
26  76  50  63   0   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.1 17 360   M    M   5        23  30
27  84  51  68   4   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 24 170   M    M   3        34 170
28  93  66  80  16   0  15 0.00  0.0    0 11.7 23 180   M    M   4        31 180
29  81  61  71   7   0   6 0.61    T    0  7.9 24  90   M    M   8 135    33  90
30  77  59  68   3   0   3 1.86    T    0 16.4 46 290   M    M   8 1235   69 290
31  68  51  60  -5   5   0    T  0.0    0 11.3 22 310   M    M   9 1      33 240
================================================================================
SM 2216 1513       201  56  4.30    T    331.3          M      208
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AV 71.5 48.8                              10.7 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    46 290                 69 290
================================================================================
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:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2022
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 60.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   4.30    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.44    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    94 ON 12    GRTST 24HR  1.86 ON 30-30      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     33 ON 22, 4                             3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  T            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   T   ON 29-29  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:  11
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   2    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   201    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   3
DPTR FM NORMAL   -26    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  19
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6797    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  9
DPTR FM NORMAL  -418

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    56
DPTR FM NORMAL    11    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    59    HIGHEST SLP 30.44 ON 22
DPTR FM NORMAL     8    LOWEST  SLP 29.19 ON 19

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 12TH WITH 94
DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 93 IN 1907.

#FINAL-05-22#