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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 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  84  61  73  -1   0   8    T  0.0    0  8.4 21  10   M    M   3 3      28  10
 2  80  59  70  -4   0   5 0.00  0.0    0 10.7 21  20   M    M   2        26  30
 3  77  53  65  -9   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.6 10  40   M    M   2        16  60
 4  78  47  63 -11   2   0 0.12  0.0    0  4.7 15 140   M    M   3 1      19 130
 5  78  60  69  -5   0   4 0.24  0.0    0 10.4 22 160   M    M   9 1      30 170
 6  85  63  74   1   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 18 130   M    M   4        25 130
 7  83  70  77   4   0  12 0.00  0.0    0 12.0 22 160   M    M   7 1      31 150
 8  85  71  78   5   0  13    T  0.0    0  9.8 17 180   M    M   7        24 170
 9  90  66  78   5   0  13 0.20  0.0    0  9.1 32 310   M    M   2 13     45 310
10  79  57  68  -5   0   3 0.38  0.0    0  9.3 49 340   M    M   2 13     67 330
11  82  53  68  -5   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 14 130   M    M   1 1      20 120
12  86  70  78   5   0  13 0.01  0.0    0 11.1 18 180   M    M   3 1      31 160
13  88  69  79   6   0  14 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 20 170   M    M   1 1      28 190
14  86  64  75   2   0  10 0.14  0.0    0  9.7 21 180   M    M   2 13     28 170
15  83  55  69  -3   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  3.9  9 190   M    M   1 12     14 160
16  87  59  73   1   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 16 210   M    M   1 3      22 210
17  86  60  73   1   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 16  10   M    M   1        23  10
18  84  52  68  -4   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  3.9 13 130   M    M   1 12     17 140
19  87  55  71  -1   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  9.6 18 180   M    M   0        29 170
20  86  59  73   1   0   8    T  0.0    0 11.1 20 180   M    M   0        26 180
21  93  64  79   7   0  14 0.00  0.0    0 10.2 20 190   M    M   0        28 160
22  93  66  80   8   0  15    T  0.0    0  3.6 10 100   M    M   1        12 200
23  96  63  80   9   0  15 0.00  0.0    0  4.9  9 140   M    M   2 12     14 130
24  95  68  82  11   0  17 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 18 200   M    M   0        24 180
25  94  65  80   9   0  15 0.00  0.0    0 10.9 20 210   M    M   0        27 190
26  94  67  81  10   0  16 0.00  0.0    0 13.0 25 200   M    M   0        35 210
27  94  66  80  10   0  15 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 12 200   M    M   0        16 200
28  89  68  79   9   0  14    T  0.0    0 10.6 25 330   M    M   1 13     31 330
29  81  55  68  -2   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  5.1 18 360   M    M   0        25 360
30  81  51  66  -4   0   1 0.00  0.0    0 11.8 23 160   M    M   0        34 160
31  78  51  65  -4   0   0 0.23  0.0    0 10.3 32 290   M    M   3 13     43 280
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SM 2662 1887         2 269  1.32  0.0    261.2          M       59
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AV 85.9 60.9                               8.4 FASTST   M    M   2    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    49 340                 67 330
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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 CITY, IA.
-SNOW DEPTH IN COLUMN 9 IS RECORDED AT 6 AM CST (12Z).

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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   42 24 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 73.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.32    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.91    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    96 ON 23    GRTST 24HR  0.38 ON 10         TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     47 ON  4                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR  0.0            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:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   8    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
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.     2    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  26
DPTR FM NORMAL   -10    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   4
TOTAL FM JUL 1     2    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  1
DPTR FM NORMAL   -10

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   269
DPTR FM NORMAL    37    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   998    HIGHEST SLP 30.20 ON  3
DPTR FM NORMAL   221    LOWEST  SLP 29.60 ON 30

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