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

                                          STATION:   DES MOINES IA
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   41 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 39 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  84  61  73  -3   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  5.1 15 320   M    M   5        19 310
 2  82  63  73  -3   0   8 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 22 340   M    M   5        30 330
 3  76  58  67  -9   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 21  40   M    M   3        29  20
 4  77  55  66 -10   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 10 140   M    M   4        14 110
 5  77  56  67  -9   0   2    T  0.0    0  7.2 16 230   M    M   7        21 190
 6  75  64  70  -6   0   5 0.41  0.0    0 10.2 20 150   M    M   8 13     29 150
 7  86  65  76   1   0  11 0.00  0.0    0 12.6 23 150   M    M   5        29 150
 8  89  69  79   4   0  14 0.00  0.0    0 11.3 22 190   M    M   3        30 180
 9  93  74  84   9   0  19 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 21  20   M    M   5 1      29  30
10  82  62  72  -3   0   7 0.61  0.0    0 10.1 51 310   M    M   4 13     75 310
11  83  58  71  -4   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 13 120   M    M   2        18 110
12  88  68  78   3   0  13 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 17 180   M    M   7        23 190
13  89  73  81   6   0  16 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 15 150   M    M   6        22 130
14  89  71  80   5   0  15    T  0.0    0  8.1 17 170   M    M   5 13     24 180
15  83  65  74  -1   0   9 0.34  0.0    0  7.1 18 330   M    M   4 13     23 320
16  88  62  75   0   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 15 220   M    M   4        19 220
17  82  64  73  -1   0   8 0.00  0.0    0 11.0 23 340   M    M   2        30 340
18  81  57  69  -5   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 13  10   M    M   2        18 350
19  82  58  70  -4   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 14 170   M    M   1 18     19 200
20  84  60  72  -2   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 15 200   M    M   4        23 210
21  88  60  74   0   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 14 170   M    M   1        19 180
22  90  66  78   4   0  13 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 17 200   M    M   6        23 200
23  96  69  83   9   0  18 0.00  0.0    0  4.3 12 170   M    M   1        17 190
24  95  71  83  10   0  18 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 17 220   M    M   2        22 190
25  94  69  82   9   0  17 0.00  0.0    0  8.4 18 230   M    M   0        24 240
26  95  71  83  10   0  18 0.00  0.0    0 10.2 21 230   M    M   1        29 240
27  94  72  83  10   0  18 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 17 180   M    M   1        28 190
28  96  69  83  11   0  18 0.00  0.0    0  9.6 22 310   M    M   2        30 300
29  80  63  72   0   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 21 360   M    M   5        30 340
30  82  57  70  -2   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 16 170   M    M   4        23 170
31  79  63  71  -1   0   6 0.01  0.0    0  8.7 23 350   M    M   5 13     35  10
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SM 2659 1993         0 317  1.37     0.0 255.5          M      114
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AV 85.8 64.3                               8.2 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 51 310               # 75  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:  DES MOINES IA
                                          MONTH:    AUGUST
                                          YEAR:     2020
                                          LATITUDE:   41 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 39 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 75.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.37    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.76    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    96 ON 28,23 GRTST 24HR  0.61 ON 10-10      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     55 ON  4                               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:   4
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   8    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12
DPTR FM NORMAL    -5    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  19
TOTAL FM JUL 1     0    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -6

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   317
DPTR FM NORMAL    24    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1099    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   160    LOWEST  SLP 29.64 ON 28

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