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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     NOVEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          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  45  26  36  -5  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 16 330   M    M   2        22 350
 2  68  30  49   9  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.8 16 200   M    M   1        25 190
 3  76  31  54  14  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.1 10 200   M    M   0        15 220
 4  79  29  54  15  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.0  9 210   M    M   2        14 220
 5  73  35  54  15  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.4 15 200   M    M   1        21 200
 6  82  54  68  30   0   3 0.00  0.0    0 17.0 29 190   M    M   4        40 200
 7  75  58  67  29   0   2 0.00  0.0    0 20.6 31 170   M    M   4        47 190
 8  73  59  66  29   0   1 0.00  0.0    0 23.7 41 170   M    M   4        54 180
 9  66  29  48  12  17   0 0.81  0.0    0 12.5 28 320   M    M   9 13     38 300
10  31  18  25 -11  40   0 0.43  5.5    0 10.2 22 350   M    M   9 12     29 350
11  37  15  26  -9  39   0 0.00  0.0    5  4.5 16 360   M    M   5 12     22  20
12  29  11  20 -15  45   0    T    T    4  8.1 18 310   M    M   5 1      25 320
13  37  12  25  -9  40   0 0.00  0.0    3 15.7 29 180   M    M   2        40 170
14  42  33  38   4  27   0 0.00  0.0    2 14.2 28 180   M    M   7        40 170
15  42  23  33   0  32   0 0.00  0.0    T 16.2 36 300   M    M   4        54 320
16  50  22  36   4  29   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 25 300   M    M   2        34 280
17  46  20  33   1  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 21 140   M    M   4 1      28 130
18  61  39  50  19  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.1 28 200   M    M   5        35 180
19  59  36  48  18  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 14 200   M    M   5        20 200
20  45  26  36   6  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 12 340   M    M   3        16 330
21  45  17  31   2  34   0    T  0.0    0  6.1 18 180   M    M   4 1      22 180
22  44  21  33   4  32   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 22 310   M    M   1        28 310
23  41  19  30   2  35   0    T  0.0    0 11.6 26 160   M    M   7 1      37 160
24  39  31  35   7  30   0    T  0.0    0  9.4 20 160   M    M  10 1      27 170
25  31  27  29   2  36   0    T    T    0  6.9 16 180   M    M  10 16     19 180
26  42  23  33   7  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 18 340   M    M   5 1      24 350
27  46  19  33   7  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 12 230   M    M   2        20 230
28  58  23  41  15  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.3 10 280   M    M   1        14 210
29  45  17  31   6  34   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.3 32 330   M    M   3        45 350
30  40  11  26   2  39   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 17 170   M    M   1        22 160
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SM 1547  814       768   6  1.24  5.5    291.6          M      122
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AV 51.6 27.1                               9.7 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    41 170               # 54 180
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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:     NOVEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 39.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.24    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   6.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.12    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    82 ON  6    GRTST 24HR  0.81 ON  9- 9      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     11 ON 30,12                             3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   5.5 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   5.5 ON 10-10  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   5 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:   3    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   2
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  23    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   768    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  13
DPTR FM NORMAL  -204    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1531    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -180

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     6
DPTR FM NORMAL     6    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1111    HIGHEST SLP 30.60 ON 21
DPTR FM NORMAL   421    LOWEST  SLP 29.41 ON 14

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 76 DEGREES WAS TIED ON THE 3RD. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 76 DEGREES WAS SET IN 1978.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 79 DEGREES WAS TIED ON THE 4TH. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 79 DEGREES WAS SET IN 1909.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 6TH WITH A HIGH OF
82 DEGREES (ALL TIME WARMEST NOVEMBER TEMPERATURE). THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS
73 DEGREES IN 2004.

RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED 0N THE 6TH WITH A LOW
OF 54 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 53 DEGREES IN 1977 AND 2006.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 7TH WITH A HIGH OF
75 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 74 DEGREES IN 1904.

RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED 0N THE 7TH WITH A LOW
OF 58 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 51 DEGREES IN 1977.

RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED 0N THE 8TH WITH A LOW
OF 59 DEGREES (ALL TIME WARMEST MINIMUM NOVEMBER TEMPERATURE). THE PREVIOUS
RECORD WAS 43 DEGREES IN 1920.

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