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

                                          STATION:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     SEPTEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 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  87  52  70   2   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  8.4 16 200   M    M   0 8      23 180
 2  95  55  75   7   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 17 190   M    M   0        27 160
 3  96  55  76   9   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 18 200   M    M   0        32 190
 4  96  63  80  13   0  15 0.00  0.0    0 10.1 21 170   M    M   0        29 190
 5  94  64  79  12   0  14 0.00  0.0    0 12.0 24 290   M    M   2        35 290
 6  75  52  64  -3   1   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.2 21 310   M    M   6 18     30 300
 7  79  52  66   0   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 13 340   M    M   0 18     19 330
 8  82  53  68   2   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  2.6  9 330   M    M   2        14 330
 9  82  50  66   0   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  2.2 10 180   M    M   1 8      15 240
10  79  59  69   4   0   4 0.53  0.0    0  6.7 15 340   M    M   6 1      22 340
11  77  51  64  -1   1   0 0.01  0.0    0  6.9 17 350   M    M   4 18     22 360
12  79  46  63  -2   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 17 360   M    M   3        23 360
13  79  51  65   1   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5  9  80   M    M   2        17  70
14  82  46  64   0   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 13 190   M    M   4        21 180
15  80  52  66   2   0   1    T  0.0    0  5.3 17 350   M    M   5 1      21 350
16  80  50  65   2   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 18 340   M    M   1 128    24 360
17  78  47  63   0   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 13 340   M    M   2 18     18  40
18  82  42  62  -1   3   0 0.06  0.0    0  8.0 22 150   M    M   1 13     29 160
19  68  58  63   1   2   0 1.73  0.0    0 10.6 30 190   M    M   7 13     41 180
20  82  54  68   6   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 15 140   M    M   2 1      20 130
21  83  50  67   5   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 16 100   M    M   3 12     24 110
22  71  63  67   6   0   2 0.18  0.0    0  5.2 14 130   M    M  10 128    20  70
23  82  61  72  11   0   7    T  0.0    0  8.7 23 180   M    M   8 12     32 150
24  80  60  70  10   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 14 280   M    M   5 12     22 310
25  79  54  67   7   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 18 330   M    M   4        26 300
26  74  57  66   6   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 17 360   M    M   3 1      25 340
27  77  55  66   7   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  2.7 12 360   M    M   5 1      16  10
28  76  52  64   5   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 18 150   M    M   4 12     25 120
29  91  60  76  18   0  11 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 20 180   M    M   0        27 150
30  93  65  79  21   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 20 150   M    M   0        29 210
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SM 2458 1629        13 113  2.51  0.0    208.8          M       90
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AV 81.9 54.3                               7.0 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    30 190                 41 180
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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:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     SEPTEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 68.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.51    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   4.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.80    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    96 ON  4, 3  GRTST 24HR  1.79 ON 18-19      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     42 ON 18                               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:   5
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   6    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    13    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  18
DPTR FM NORMAL  -109    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1    19    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  1
DPTR FM NORMAL  -119

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   113
DPTR FM NORMAL    39    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   955    HIGHEST SLP 30.22 ON  9
DPTR FM NORMAL   179    LOWEST  SLP 29.63 ON  5

[REMARKS]
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