WFO Monthly/Daily Climate Data
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          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  61  33  47  19  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 14  10   M    M   5        22 230
 2  53  35  44  17  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 12  80   M    M   6        16  80
 3  51  28  40  13  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 18  30   M    M   5        26  10
 4  37  31  34   8  31   0    T    T    0  9.4 24 130   M    M  10        36 130
 5  44  28  36  10  29   0    T    T    0 17.4 38 320   M    M   8 8      50 320
 6  28   8  18  -8  47   0    T    T    0 11.9 32 310   M    M   6        45 330
 7  30  13  22  -3  43   0 0.03  0.3    T  7.6 18 150   M    M   9        28 150
 8  36  11  24  -1  41   0 0.00  0.0    T  8.8 20 170   M    M   5        30 160
 9  51  29  40  16  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.1 22 320   M    M   5        31 330
10  33  28  31   7  34   0 0.70  9.5    T 12.9 24  10   M    M  10 1      33 360
11  30  18  24   0  41   0 0.00  0.0   10 10.0 17 280   M    M   3        24 280
12  39  20  30   7  35   0 0.00  0.0    7  8.0 16 200   M    M   3        21 200
13  42  15  29   6  36   0 0.00  0.0    6  3.7 12 130   M    M   5        16 150
14  42  21  32   9  33   0 0.00  0.0    5  6.8 13 170   M    M   7        18 150
15  52  23  38  16  27   0 0.73    T    3 15.7 44 300   M    M   8 12369  65 300
16  29  17  23   1  42   0 0.00  0.0    T 13.9 32 290   M    M   4        46 280
17  28  20  24   2  41   0 0.01  0.2    T 10.7 20  90   M    M   7        27  90
18  22  11  17  -5  48   0    T    T    T  9.8 20 320   M    M   8 1      24 320
19  36  14  25   4  40   0 0.00  0.0    T 14.3 25 180   M    M   5        35 170
20  28  11  20  -1  45   0 0.00  0.0    T  9.8 26 350   M    M   4        35 350
21  34  14  24   3  41   0    T    T    T 12.7 37 310   M    M   4        50 310
22  40  21  31  11  34   0 0.00  0.0    T  4.6 10 170   M    M   6        14 180
23  42  20  31  11  34   0 0.00  0.0    T  4.7 16 180   M    M   6        25 180
24  50  24  37  17  28   0    T  0.0    T  9.9 17  10   M    M   6        25 180
25  27  15  21   1  44   0 0.00  0.0    T  7.8 17  10   M    M   5        22  10
26  35  12  24   4  41   0 0.02  0.2    T 11.0 25  80   M    M   8 16     33 110
27  34  12  23   4  42   0 0.00  0.0    T 12.0 28 290   M    M   5        41 300
28  29   2  16  -3  49   0    T    T    T 13.2 29 300   M    M   7        37 310
29  17   0   9 -10  56   0 0.00  0.0    T  5.0 12 130   M    M   6        14 150
30  36  14  25   6  40   0 0.00  0.0    T  7.4 18 200   M    M   3        24 200
31  21  -4   9 -10  56   0    T    T    0 14.0 23  20   M    M   9 1      33  10
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SM 1137  544      1167   0  1.49 10.2    301.7          M      188
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AV 36.7 17.5                               9.6 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    44 300                 65 300
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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:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 27.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.49    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   4.6   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.66    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    61 ON  1    GRTST 24HR  0.73 ON 15-15      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -4 ON 31                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  10.2 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   9.5 ON 10-10  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  10 ON 11     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:  11    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   5
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  29    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   2    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1167    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   3
DPTR FM NORMAL  -150    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  24
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2334    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -519

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1134    HIGHEST SLP 30.45 ON 18
DPTR FM NORMAL   287    LOWEST  SLP 28.95 ON 15

[REMARKS]
RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 10TH WITH 0.70 INCHES.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.55 INCHES IN 1893.

RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 10TH WITH 9.5 INCHES.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 7.5 INCHES IN 1970.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 24TH WITH 50 DEGREES.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 40 IN 2011.
#FINAL-12-21#