WFO Monthly/Daily Climate Data
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2026
                                          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  36   7  22  -6  43   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 16 150   M    M   5        24 140
 2  45  22  34   6  31   0 0.09  0.0    0 11.9 21 190   M    M   9        26 170
 3  50  24  37   8  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 14 170   M    M   6 12     19 170
 4  54  25  40  11  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 15 180   M    M   8 12     19 170
 5  61  40  51  21  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.5 23 170   M    M   8 1      31 130
 6  49  27  38   8  27   0 0.02    T    0 11.6 22 330   M    M  10 126    29 350
 7  52  23  38   8  27   0 0.03  0.4    T 12.4 21 310   M    M   6 16     28 320
 8  73  32  53  22  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 22 230   M    M   3        36 240
 9  58  32  45  14  20   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 23  20   M    M   3        31  20
10  39  29  34   2  31   0 0.01  0.2    0 15.4 23  30   M    M   8 1      29  20
11  45  21  33   1  32   0 0.07  0.8    1  9.3 29 320   M    M   5 12     36 310
12  58  19  39   6  26   0 0.02  0.0    T 14.8 39 300   M    M   7        62 310
13  39  26  33   0  32   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.1 39 330   M    M   9        54 320
14  44  26  35   1  30   0 0.06  0.9    1 15.9 29  70   M    M  10 16     39  80
15  28   5  17 -17  48   0 0.32  3.9    3 26.2 40 360   M    M   8 1369   53 360
16  16   1   9 -26  56   0 0.00  0.0    3 13.7 26 340   M    M   1        38 330
17  27   2  15 -20  50   0 0.08  0.8    3 10.2 25 180   M    M   8 19     34 190
18  60  20  40   4  25   0 0.00  0.0    3  2.1  9 260   M    M   7 1      13 260
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SM  834  381       557   0  0.70  7.0    209.3          M      121
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AV 46.3 21.2                              11.6 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    40 360                 62 310
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

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

                                          STATION:   SIOUX FALLS
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2026
                                          LATITUDE:   43 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 44 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 33.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.70    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.05    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    73 ON  8    GRTST 24HR  0.32 ON 15-15      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      1 ON 16                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   7.0 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   3.9 ON 15-15  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   3 ON 18,17  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:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  17    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   557    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   3
DPTR FM NORMAL   -43    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   8
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5529    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL  -580

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.46 ON  9

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