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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          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
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 1  50  22  36  -6  29   0    T  0.0    0  4.6 12  10   M    M   7        15  10
 2  58  31  45   3  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 21 320   M    M   4 12     30 330
 3  59  32  46   4  19   0    T  0.0    0 15.8 30 280   M    M   7        43 290
 4  57  28  43   0  22   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.5 28 160   M    M   7        40 170
 5  64  40  52   9  13   0 0.04  0.0    0 19.7 36 310   M    M   9        51 310
 6  48  37  43  -1  22   0 0.02    T    0 25.7 44 320   M    M   9 1      57 320
 7  39  34  37  -7  28   0    T    T    0 28.2 39 320   M    M   9        55 320
 8  51  28  40  -4  25   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.3 29 340   M    M   2        40 330
 9  62  23  43  -2  22   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.6 24 160   M    M   4        33 150
10  61  36  49   4  16   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.1 30 300   M    M   5        40 300
11  62  29  46   0  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 17 200   M    M   2 12     29 230
12  67  37  52   6  13   0 0.14  0.0    0 19.6 33 290   M    M   8 13     48 280
13  42  27  35 -11  30   0 0.00  0.0    0 23.0 35 290   M    M   6        49 280
14  40  26  33 -14  32   0    T    T    0 25.4 40 280   M    M   6        60 280
15  43  23  33 -14  32   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.9 23 320   M    M   4        35 330
16  47  19  33 -14  32   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.3 22 320   M    M   3        30 340
17  42  29  36 -12  29   0 0.01  0.1    0 15.1 25 310   M    M   7 1      34 300
18  48  21  35 -13  30   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.4 32 310   M    M   2        45 320
19  45  18  32 -16  33   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.9 28 130   M    M   7        42 140
20  61  31  46  -3  19   0 0.08  0.0    0  9.0 23 140   M    M   7 1      32 140
21  65  31  48  -1  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 23 110   M    M   2        33 110
22  83  53  68  18   0   3 0.04  0.0    0 20.3 35 180   M    M   9 3      51 170
23  79  44  62  12   3   0 0.01  0.0    0 23.8 44 190   M    M   6 38     63 200
24  47  34  41  -9  24   0    T    T    0 19.8 31 300   M    M  10 1      45 250
25  48  29  39 -12  26   0    T    T    0 16.3 29 330   M    M   8        39 350
26  60  21  41 -10  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 25  80   M    M   2        36  70
27  63  35  49  -3  16   0 0.00  0.0    0 19.6 26 100   M    M   5        36  90
28  64  38  51  -1  14   0    T  0.0    0 15.0 26 110   M    M   5        35 110
29  63  51  57   5   8   0 0.25  0.0    0 17.9 24 100   M    M  10 13     35  90
30  57  40  49  -4  16   0 1.61  0.0    0 17.3 35 310   M    M  10 1      44 310
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SM 1675  947       633   3  2.20  0.1    482.7          M      182
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AV 55.8 31.6                              16.1 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 44 320                 63 200
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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 6AM CST (12Z)

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2022
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 43.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.20    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -3.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.80    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    83 ON 22    GRTST 24HR  1.86 ON 29-30      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     18 ON 19                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.1 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   0.1 ON 17     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:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  18    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   633    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   6
DPTR FM NORMAL    95    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  17
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6596    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL  -392

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     3
DPTR FM NORMAL    -2    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     3    HIGHEST SLP 30.44 ON 26
DPTR FM NORMAL    -3    LOWEST  SLP 29.18 ON 12

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE WAS TIED ON THE 26TH WITH A LOW OF 21 DEGREES.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1931.

THE MONTHLY AVERAGE WIND SPEED OF 16.1 MPH IS THE HIGHEST AVERAGE WIND SPEED
FOR ANY MONTH ON RECORD.

#FINAL-04-22#