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

                                          STATION:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          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  79  42  61   6   4   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 26 180   M    M   0        37 170
 2  74  48  61   5   4   0    T  0.0    0  8.3 21 350   M    M   2        27 350
 3  78  47  63   7   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.8 15 170   M    M   2        24 190
 4  59  48  54  -2  11   0 0.28  0.0    0  8.4 18 120   M    M   5 1      28 120
 5  48  44  46 -11  19   0 0.31  0.0    0  7.3 16 340   M    M  10 1      21  60
 6  62  41  52  -5  13   0 0.04  0.0    0  7.6 24 300   M    M   6        33 320
 7  64  38  51  -6  14   0 0.02  0.0    0  7.1 15 240   M    M   5        24 230
 8  57  37  47 -11  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.0 25 340   M    M   0        37 340
 9  70  28  49  -9  16   0 0.03  0.0    0 11.3 32 270   M    M   3 1      46 260
10  54  41  48 -10  17   0    T  0.0    0 16.9 28 340   M    M   9 1      42 310
11  60  39  50  -9  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 20 290   M    M   6        28 340
12  62  37  50  -9  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 10 170   M    M   3        17 160
13  58  37  48 -11  17   0 0.21  0.0    0 11.8 25 140   M    M   7 13     34 130
14  67  53  60   0   5   0 0.30  0.0    0  4.3 13 160   M    M   9 123    17 160
15  74  49  62   2   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 15 350   M    M   1 12     21  10
16  75  47  61   1   4   0 0.02  0.0    0  8.9 22 140   M    M   4 3      32 130
17  62  53  58  -3   7   0 0.92  0.0    0 12.4 24 330   M    M   9 13     33 330
18  60  51  56  -5   9   0    T  0.0    0 14.4 22 360   M    M  10 18     30  20
19  63  52  58  -4   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 15  40   M    M  10 1      22  50
20  63  56  60  -2   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 16 110   M    M  10 1      23 110
21  62  56  59  -3   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 16 140   M    M  10 1      24 140
22  72  57  65   2   0   0 0.05  0.0    0  9.1 17 160   M    M   9 1      24 130
23  74  56  65   2   0   0 0.63  0.0    0  7.5 18 330   M    M   5 123    23 330
24  81  56  69   6   0   4 0.42  0.0    0  8.3 25 150   M    M   2 123    35 150
25  82  64  73   9   0   8 1.92  0.0    0  5.3 22 150   M    M   7 123    34 110
26  81  63  72   8   0   7 0.39  0.0    0  7.8 24 200   M    M   6 123    35 130
27  79  65  72   8   0   7 0.02  0.0    0  4.6 12 190   M    M   8 18     18 190
28  77  60  69   4   0   4 0.43  0.0    0 10.6 25  10   M    M   3 1      35  20
29  71  53  62  -3   3   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.8 21 350   M    M   1        30 320
30  74  48  61  -5   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.3 14 350   M    M   2        18 350
31  73  54  64  -2   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 17 150   M    M   7        24 160
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SM 2115 1520       219  30  5.99     0.0 272.1          M      171
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AV 68.2 49.0                               8.8 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 32 270               # 46  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:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2020
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 58.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   5.99    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.40    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    82 ON 25    GRTST 24HR  1.92 ON 25-25      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     28 ON  9                               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:  16
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:  10
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   1    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   219    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  11
DPTR FM NORMAL    34    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6536    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  9
DPTR FM NORMAL  -271

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    30
DPTR FM NORMAL   -16    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    33    HIGHEST SLP 30.33 ON 11
DPTR FM NORMAL   -16    LOWEST  SLP 29.67 ON 17

[REMARKS]
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