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

                                          STATION:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          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  41   9  25  -3  40   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.0 10 120   M    M   0        14 120
 2  47  13  30   2  35   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.2 14 340   M    M   0        18 330
 3  45  16  31   4  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 18 250   M    M   0        24 250
 4  51  22  37  10  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 16 310   M    M   0        24 310
 5  49  19  34   8  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.1 13 300   M    M   1        17 300
 6  38  25  32   6  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 14 300   M    M   7 18     18 350
 7  34  30  32   6  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 12 270   M    M  10 18     17 250
 8  53  28  41  16  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 14 240   M    M   4 12     18 220
 9  58  25  42  17  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 15 350   M    M   0        20 330
10  62  23  43  19  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 21 350   M    M   0 18     26 360
11  38  32  35  11  30   0 0.19    M    0 14.8 25  50   M    M   8 18     35  40
12  33  16  25   1  40   0    M    M    M 14.3 24 360   M    M   7 1      32 360
13  27   9  18  -5  47   0 0.00  0.0    M  8.3 21 290   M    M   7        28 300
14  24  11  18  -5  47   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.3 20 330   M    M   2        27 300
15  23  12  18  -5  47   0 0.00  0.0    M  4.5 13 120   M    M   4        16 120
16  24   6  15  -7  50   0 0.00  0.0    M  2.8  9 240   M    M   4 18     12 240
17  28  19  24   2  41   0 0.00  0.0    M  5.6 10 160   M    M  10 18     13 170
18  38  21  30   8  35   0 0.00  0.0    M  9.1 23 140   M    M   2 18     32 140
19  36  13  25   3  40   0 0.00  0.0    M  8.6 21 330   M    M   7 128    27 340
20  37  12  25   3  40   0 0.00  0.0    M  5.6 15 180   M    M   3 128    20 180
21  45  29  37  16  28   0 0.00  0.0    M 16.1 29 290   M    M   0        43 310
22  49  22  36  15  29   0 0.00  0.0    M 10.9 22 160   M    M   1        31 170
23  50   9  30   9  35   0    M    M    M 22.7 40 260   M    M   8 8      52 260
24  12   2   7 -14  58   0    M    M    M 17.3 32 310   M    M   2 8      49 300
25  27   0  14  -7  51   0 0.00  0.0    M  8.4 18 330   M    M   0        23 330
26  35  12  24   4  41   0 0.00  0.0    M  5.3 12 350   M    M   0        15 130
27  31  25  28   8  37   0    M    M    M 10.6 20 320   M    M   7 18     27 330
28  29  12  21   1  44   0 0.00  0.0    M  8.4 20 330   M    M   5        26 320
29  31  15  23   3  42   0    M    M    M  8.7 20 140   M    M   7 128    27 150
30  31  10  21   1  44   0    T    M    M 14.3 26 300   M    M   6 1      39 310
31  23   5  14  -6  51   0 0.00  0.0    M  6.3 16 190   M    M   5 18     21 190
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SM 1149  502      1180   0  0.19  0.0    269.1          M      117
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AV 37.1 16.2                               8.7 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    40 260                 52 260
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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:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 26.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.19    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.83    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    62 ON 10    GRTST 24HR  0.23 ON 11-12      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      0 ON 25                               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:  12    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   1
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   1    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1180    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  15
DPTR FM NORMAL  -120    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  14
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2599    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2
DPTR FM NORMAL  -156

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   939    HIGHEST SLP 30.52 ON 29
DPTR FM NORMAL   187    LOWEST  SLP 29.21 ON 23

[REMARKS]
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