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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:      2024
                                          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  26  38  19  27   0 0.00  0.0    3  7.2 17  80   M    M   1 1      20  80
 2  46  35  41  22  24   0 0.00  0.0    2 13.5 23 110   M    M   7 12     33 110
 3  38  34  36  17  29   0 0.00  0.0    1 12.7 20  90   M    M  10 12     26 110
 4  44  33  39  20  26   0 0.00  0.0    1  7.4 13  50   M    M   9 12     16  40
 5  45  28  37  18  28   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.1 14 190   M    M   6 12     19 200
 6  52  36  44  24  21   0 0.00  0.0    T  9.8 16 160   M    M   5 1      24 150
 7  55  41  48  28  17   0    T  0.0    T 17.5 31 180   M    M   7        42 200
 8  51  36  44  24  21   0 0.03    T    0 16.1 26 290   M    M  10 1      40 280
 9  38  33  36  16  29   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.7 24 300   M    M  10        35 300
10  36  31  34  13  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 16 320   M    M   9        22 320
11  45  22  34  13  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 17 230   M    M   3        28 230
12  48  25  37  16  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 16 310   M    M   3        21 310
13  42  25  34  12  31   0    T  0.0    0  5.0 12 180   M    M   7        15 130
14  38  21  30   8  35   0 0.07  0.9    0 10.4 22  30   M    M   6 1      30  20
15  30  10  20  -2  45   0 0.06  0.5    1  4.9 14 320   M    M   6 1      20 320
16  24   7  16  -6  49   0 0.01    T    1 10.0 23 320   M    M   6        29 340
17  33   8  21  -2  44   0 0.00  0.0    1 13.2 23 260   M    M   1        37 260
18  42  21  32   9  33   0 0.00  0.0    1  6.8 17 290   M    M   2        26 290
19  47  26  37  13  28   0 0.00  0.0    T  7.5 15 190   M    M   5        22 150
20  58  22  40  16  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.0 10  40   M    M   3        17 120
21  60  28  44  20  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.0  9 180   M    M   6        12 180
22  55  31  43  18  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 21 310   M    M   2        31 300
23  46  25  36  11  29   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.6 22 350   M    M   6        30 300
24  60  21  41  15  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 21 190   M    M   1        27 200
25  56  34  45  19  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 14 130   M    M   5        18 110
26  70  35  53  27  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 16 200   M    M   2        24 180
27  46   8  27   0  38   0 0.05  0.8    0 18.8 33 340   M    M   7 19     45 340
28  26   3  15 -12  50   0 0.00  0.0    1  8.2 20 320   M    M   1        28 320
29  62  23  43  16  22   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.5 29 200   M    M   2        41 190
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SM 1343  728       840   0  0.22  2.2    272.4          M      148
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AV 46.3 25.1                               9.4 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    33 340                 45 340
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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:     FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:      2024
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 35.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.22    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  13.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.61    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    70 ON 26    GRTST 24HR  0.07 ON 14-14      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      3 ON 28                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   2.2 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   0.9 ON 14-14  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   3 ON  1     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:   5
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  20    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   840    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  11
DPTR FM NORMAL  -355    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  4459    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  5
DPTR FM NORMAL -1128

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.47 ON 16
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.22 ON  8

[REMARKS]
RECORD HIGH DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS TIED ON THE 2ND WITH 35 DEGREES.
THE TEMPERATURE WAS PREVIOUSLY ATTAINED IN 1924.

RECORD HIGH DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 3RD WITH
34 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 32 DEGREES IN 1927 AND 1991.

RECORD HIGH DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 6TH WITH
36 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 29 DEGREES IN 1930 AND 1992.

RECORD HIGH DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 7TH WITH
41 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 32 DEGREES IN 1925 AND 1927.

RECORD HIGH DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 8TH WITH
36 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 35 DEGREES IN 1938 AND 1966.

RECORD HIGH DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 26TH WITH
70 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 66 DEGREES IN 1896.  THIS READING
WAS ALSO TIED FOR THE WARMEST FEBRUARY TEMPERATURE ON RECORD, AS WELL
AS TIED FOR THE WARMEST READING DURING METEOROLOGICAL WINTER (DEC-FEB).

MONTHLY MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 46.3 DEGREES WAS THE WARMEST
ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 44.5 DEGREES IN 1987.

MONTHLY MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 25.1 DEGREES WAS THE WARMEST
ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 24.1 DEGREES IN 1998.

MONTHLY MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 35.7 DEGREES WAS THE WARMEST ON RECORD.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 33.4 DEGREES SET IN 1931 AND 1954.

THE WINTER (DEC-FEB) MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 29.3 DEGREES WAS THE WARMEST
ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 28.7 DEGREES IN 1930-31.

#FINAL-02-24#