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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     SEPTEMBER
                                          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  80  57  69   2   0   4    T  0.0    0  9.8 22 190   M    M   4        29 170
 2  89  52  71   4   0   6 0.00  0.0    0 10.1 23 200   M    M   1        36 200
 3  75  53  64  -2   1   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.8 25 320   M    M   2        36 300
 4  87  52  70   4   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  4.4 20 320   M    M   3        25 310
 5  89  49  69   3   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 20 150   M    M   3        26 140
 6  91  63  77  12   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 21 340   M    M   3        32  20
 7  63  48  56  -9   9   0 0.01  0.0    0 11.9 23  20   M    M   8        32  30
 8  49  44  47 -18  18   0 0.02  0.0    0 11.5 20 360   M    M  10 1      25 360
 9  51  42  47 -17  18   0 0.04    T    0  6.4 15 360   M    M   9 4      18 360
10  66  42  54 -10  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.4 10 110   M    M   4        15 140
11  57  51  54  -9  11   0 0.25  0.0    0  6.2 12 150   M    M  10 1      16 110
12  69  53  61  -2   4   0 0.06  0.0    0  4.0 13 320   M    M   9 1      17 310
13  86  47  67   5   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 14  10   M    M   2 1      18 200
14  89  52  71   9   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 22 200   M    M   1        29 200
15  87  61  74  12   0   9 0.00  0.0    0 14.0 23 200   M    M   0        31 200
16  75  48  62   1   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 20 340   M    M   2        29 350
17  69  41  55  -6  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 16  90   M    M   2        22  80
18  71  44  58  -2   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 17 160   M    M   4        27 140
19  78  53  66   6   0   1 0.00  0.0    0 15.4 28 160   M    M   2        39 180
20  80  58  69  10   0   4 0.00  0.0    0 17.7 30 190   M    M   3        42 190
21  84  61  73  14   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 20 190   M    M   3        26 180
22  89  57  73  15   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 17 170   M    M   0        23 180
23  89  61  75  17   0  10 0.00  0.0    0 10.7 25 170   M    M   3        38 180
24  84  56  70  12   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 15  70   M    M   2        21  70
25  81  56  69  12   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 20 300   M    M   4        26 300
26  77  51  64   8   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 29 330   M    M   6        42 330
27  71  51  61   5   4   0 0.04  0.0    0 14.7 33 320   M    M   5        53 310
28  60  44  52  -4  13   0    T  0.0    0 14.2 26 320   M    M   6        40 310
29  80  42  61   6   4   0    T  0.0    0  9.1 37 310   M    M   6        51 330
30  68  50  59   4   6   0    T  0.0    0 16.7 32 320   M    M   5        46 330
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SM 2284 1539       120  88  0.42    T    288.3          M      122
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AV 76.1 51.3                               9.6 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    37 310                 53 310
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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:     SEPTEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 63.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.42    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.35    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    91 ON  6    GRTST 24HR  0.27 ON 11-12      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     41 ON 17                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  T            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   T   ON  9- 9  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:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   1    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   120    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  16
DPTR FM NORMAL   -53    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10
TOTAL FM JUL 1   120    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL   -84

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    88
DPTR FM NORMAL    28    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1096    HIGHEST SLP 30.50 ON  9
DPTR FM NORMAL   411    LOWEST  SLP 29.46 ON 26

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS TIED ON THE 8TH WITH A HIGH OF
49 DEGREES. THE DAILY LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD IS ALSO 49 IN 1929.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 9TH WITH A TRACE. THIS
IS THE EARLIEST FROZEN PRECIPITION EVER ON RECORD FOR SIOUX FALLS.

#FINAL-09-20#


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