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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          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  46  22  34  10  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 20 160   M    M   3        23 160
 2  39  16  28   4  37   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 17 340   M    M   4        21 350
 3  45  21  33  10  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 15 270   M    M   3        23 280
 4  51  23  37  14  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5 14 290   M    M   1        21 290
 5  49  23  36  14  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 15 290   M    M   3        20 280
 6  48  24  36  14  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.1 12 290   M    M   5 12     19  30
 7  48  22  35  14  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.7 16 290   M    M   1        23 290
 8  54  22  38  17  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 14 280   M    M   7 1      20 280
 9  58  35  47  26  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 17 310   M    M   2        22 310
10  48  34  41  21  24   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.5 23 360   M    M   6        33 360
11  39  29  34  14  31   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.6 24  30   M    M  10        31  30
12  30  23  27   7  38   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 20  20   M    M  10        27  20
13  33  11  22   3  43   0    T    T    0 10.7 24 330   M    M   8 16     32 310
14  20   6  13  -6  52   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 13  50   M    M   7        16 120
15  28  17  23   4  42   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 14 160   M    M   9        18 170
16  32  21  27   8  38   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 15 190   M    M   9 1      20 190
17  40  11  26   8  39   0    T    T    0  4.6 16 140   M    M   4 12     21 140
18  41  19  30  12  35   0    T  0.0    0 11.1 23 340   M    M   8 1      29 340
19  34   7  21   3  44   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 13 170   M    M   1        17 170
20  45  19  32  14  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 21 300   M    M   4        31 300
21  45  22  34  16  31   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.1 36 310   M    M   3        49 310
22  59  27  43  26  22   0 0.00  0.0    0 18.0 37 190   M    M   5        49 190
23  46   3  25   8  40   0 0.21  2.8    0 27.3 44 320   M    M   6 9      62 340
24   9  -4   3 -14  62   0 0.00  0.0    2  9.5 21 310   M    M   1        28 310
25  32  -1  16  -1  49   0 0.00  0.0    2  4.5 12 200   M    M   2        14 280
26  35   7  21   4  44   0 0.00  0.0    2  4.4 12 120   M    M   6 1      15 120
27  31  18  25   8  40   0 0.12  1.0    2  9.8 22 340   M    M  10 16     28 340
28  26   6  16  -1  49   0    T    T    3  4.2 14 290   M    M   4 1      17 310
29  27   7  17   0  48   0 0.21  4.6    2  9.9 17 290   M    M   8 1      23 290
30  28  14  21   4  44   0    T    T    6 13.1 30 310   M    M   9 6      42 300
31  27   7  17   0  48   0 0.00  0.0    6  7.8 18 170   M    M   2 1      26 160
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SM 1193  511      1157   0  0.54  8.4    278.9          M      161
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AV 38.5 16.5                               9.0 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    44 320                 62 340
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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:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 27.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.54    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   8.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.15    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    59 ON 22    GRTST 24HR  0.21 ON 29-29      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -4 ON 24                    AND 23-23  3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   8.4 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   4.6 ON 29-29  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   6 ON 31,30  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:   3
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  29    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   2    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1157    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  10
DPTR FM NORMAL  -264    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  15
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2688    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL  -443

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1111    HIGHEST SLP 30.50 ON 28
DPTR FM NORMAL   421    LOWEST  SLP 29.25 ON 23

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 10TH WITH A LOW
OF 34 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 33 DEGREES WAS SET BACK IN 1918.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 22ND WITH A HIGH OF
59 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 54 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1972.

RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 23RD WITH 2.8 INCHES. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 2.6 INCHES SET BACK IN 1987.

RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 29TH WITH 4.6 INCHES. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 4.0 INCHES SET BACK IN 1907 AND 1923.

#FINAL-12-20#