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

                                          STATION:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2022
                                          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  61  28  45  15  20   0 0.00  0.0    M  4.3 10  50   M    M   3        13 340
 2  66  32  49  19  16   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.5 23  20   M    M   2 18     31  10
 3  39  27  33   2  32   0    T    M    M 10.6 17  50   M    M   4        24  50
 4  50  26  38   7  27   0 0.14  0.0    M 14.1 24 130   M    M   1 3      32 140
 5  59  32  46  14  19   0 0.66  0.0    M 11.4 33 280   M    M   8 138    47 280
 6  35  26  31  -1  34   0 0.03    M    M 16.2 29 290   M    M   7 1      42 280
 7  35  20  28  -5  37   0    M    M    M 14.2 28 330   M    M   4 1      36 340
 8  41  16  29  -4  36   0 0.00  0.0    M 10.4 21 210   M    M   1        25 200
 9  32  20  26  -8  39   0 0.00  0.0    M 12.8 18 350   M    M   6        25 310
10  26  18  22 -12  43   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.0 16 360   M    M   6        20  10
11  25  11  18 -17  47   0 0.00  0.0    M 17.8 32 310   M    M   1        41 310
12  30   7  19 -16  46   0 0.00  0.0    M 11.3 18 210   M    M   1        26 180
13  58  27  43   7  22   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.4 16 250   M    M   1        24 200
14  61  31  46  10  19   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.7 17 240   M    M   0        22 230
15  56  29  43   6  22   0 0.00  0.0    M  4.7 14 350   M    M   2 128    16 350
16  71  29  50  13  15   0 0.00  0.0    M  8.7 23 210   M    M   0 1      30 220
17  50  40  45   7  20   0 0.28  0.0    M 10.9 21  10   M    M   9 18     29 360
18  42  35  39   1  26   0 0.90    M    M 15.0 24 360   M    M  10 1      34 360
19  57  31  44   5  21   0 0.00  0.0    M  9.0 18 310   M    M   0        23 320
20  72  28  50  11  15   0 0.00  0.0    M  8.3 18 150   M    M   0        25 140
21  76  47  62  22   3   0    T  0.0    M 12.0 30 210   M    M   4        40 200
22  51  39  45   5  20   0 0.83  0.0    M 10.3 26 340   M    M  10 1      35 340
23  39  34  37  -3  28   0 0.06    M    M 19.7 30 340   M    M  10 1      40 350
24  42  33  38  -3  27   0 0.02    M    M 11.2 20 330   M    M  10 1      24 340
25  49  34  42   1  23   0 0.00  0.0    M 21.7 40 310   M    M   5        57 320
26  40  26  33  -9  32   0 0.00  0.0    M 18.0 29 340   M    M   0        42 350
27  39  21  30 -12  35   0 0.00  0.0    M  8.7 16 360   M    M   0        21 340
28  47  23  35  -7  30   0 0.00  0.0    M 10.5 22 130   M    M   3        30 130
29  49  35  42  -1  23   0 0.64  0.0    M 18.4 29 120   M    M   7 3      41 120
30  44  33  39  -4  26   0    M    M    M 16.6 29 250   M    M   9 18     37 260
31  35  28  32 -12  33   0    M    M    M 15.7 23 330   M    M  10 1      32 320
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SM 1477  866       836   0  3.56  0.0    372.1          M      134
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AV 47.6 27.9                              12.0 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    40 310                 57 320
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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:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2022
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 37.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.56    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.61    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    76 ON 21    GRTST 24HR  1.07 ON 17-18      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      7 ON 12                               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:  M  ON   M    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:   4    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  22    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   836    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  15
DPTR FM NORMAL   -31    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5672    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL  -396

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.45 ON  3
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    LOWEST  SLP 29.26 ON 30

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