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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          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  81  60  71  14   0   6    T  0.0    0 13.1 23 140   M    M   5        33 150
 2  82  51  67  10   0   2 0.00  0.0    0 11.9 20 180   M    M   4        26 150
 3  82  56  69  13   0   4 0.00  0.0    0 10.3 22 160   M    M   6        29 150
 4  64  57  61   5   4   0 0.02  0.0    0  4.1  9 150   M    M   8        12 180
 5  75  52  64   9   1   0 0.06  0.0    0  4.1 21  10   M    M   7 138    27 360
 6  59  38  49  -6  16   0 0.01  0.0    0 12.5 22 360   M    M   6        30  20
 7  54  30  42 -12  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.3 22  10   M    M   2 8      22  10
 8  66  29  48  -6  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 13 270   M    M   2 8      23 260
 9  76  40  58   5   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 18 310   M    M   3        25 330
10  80  33  57   4   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 21 200   M    M   2 1      31 180
11  84  53  69  17   0   4    T  0.0    0 15.1 28 330   M    M   2        40 320
12  59  42  51  -1  14   0 0.02    T    0 13.8 37 310   M    M   4 35     55 320
13  52  36  44  -7  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.5 38 320   M    M   2        52 320
14  51  28  40 -11  25   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 29 330   M    M   4        38 330
15  67  27  47  -3  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 25 320   M    M   5        36 320
16  50  33  42  -8  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.9 24 320   M    M   6        34 320
17  44  24  34 -15  31   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.3 24 340   M    M   1        33 360
18  44  17  31 -18  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 16 340   M    M   0        23 340
19  58  19  39  -9  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.3 10 190   M    M   4        13 260
20  71  34  53   5  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 15 200   M    M   5        19 190
21  73  42  58  11   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 16  10   M    M   2        23 360
22  83  41  62  15   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 14 150   M    M   3        22 160
23  85  53  69  23   0   4    T  0.0    0 15.9 40 170   M    M   3 38     51 170
24  58  38  48   2  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 22 280   M    M   6        33 270
25  62  32  47   2  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 22 310   M    M   3        27 310
26  62  27  45   0  20   0 0.09  0.0    0  6.8 17 180   M    M   4 1      24 180
27  50  46  48   4  17   0 0.09  0.0    0 10.1 20 160   M    M  10        27 170
28  62  38  50   6  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 18 200   M    M   2        27 220
29  70  41  56  13   9   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.6 22 200   M    M   1        31 230
30  66  31  49   6  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.1 12 340   M    M   4        16  10
31  71  28  50   8  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 14 200   M    M   2        19 210
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SM 2041 1176       417  20  0.29    T    279.8          M      118
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AV 65.8 37.9                               9.0 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    40 170                 55 320
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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:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2022
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 51.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.29    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.07    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    85 ON 23    GRTST 24HR  0.18 ON 26-27      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     17 ON 18                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  T            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   T   ON 12-12  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:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  11    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   417    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  15
DPTR FM NORMAL   -68    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  15
TOTAL FM JUL 1   486    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  1
DPTR FM NORMAL  -142

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    20
DPTR FM NORMAL    12    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1110    HIGHEST SLP 30.61 ON  7
DPTR FM NORMAL   263    LOWEST  SLP 29.20 ON 23

[REMARKS]
RECORD WARM DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 23RD
WITH 85 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 83 DEGREES IN 1899.

#FINAL-10-22#