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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
645 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

IAZ060-221000-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N  93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
645 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

DATE           05/21/13      WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13            FRI
CDT 3HRLY     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

MIN/MAX                      52          63          50          68          47
TEMP             68 61 55 53 53 57 61 63 59 55 53 51 50 56 64 68 65 57 52 49 48
DEWPT            49 48 48 47 47 47 48 50 48 48 47 46 46 46 44 42 44 42 42 42 42
RH               51 62 77 80 80 69 62 62 67 77 80 83 86 69 48 39 46 57 69 77 80
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E SE
WIND SPD         19 10  6  6  9 10 13 13 13 11 11 11 12 13 13 12  9  6  5  5  5
CLOUDS           B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     20          30          20           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0        0.03           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                    S  S  S  C  S
TSTMS                               S  S


DATE           05/24  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13  MON 05/27/13  TUE 05/28/13
CDT 6HRLY     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MAX/MIN          69      53    68      57    73      61    76      63    77
TEMP          65 65   55 54 63 68   61 58 70 72   64 62 72 76   68 64 76 74
DEWPT         45 49   49 50 56 57   57 55 61 60   58 57 61 62   61 59 65 64
PWIND DIR        SE      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE     S
WIND CHAR        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR         10      50    50      40    40      30    30      30    40
RAIN SHWRS             C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
TSTMS                  C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
IAZ039-221000-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N  92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
645 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

DATE           05/21/13      WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13            FRI
CDT 3HRLY     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

MIN/MAX                      51          62          48          66          43
TEMP             66 59 55 51 51 58 62 61 60 55 52 49 48 55 63 66 63 53 46 44 45
DEWPT            52 52 51 49 49 50 49 51 51 50 49 46 46 45 42 39 40 41 38 37 39
RH               61 78 86 93 93 75 62 70 72 83 89 89 93 69 46 37 43 64 73 76 79
WIND DIR         SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E
WIND SPD          9  5  4  4  4  5  8 12 12 11 12 13 14 16 16 14 11  6  5  4  6
CLOUDS           B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     20          50          40           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0        0.06        0.02           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                    S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S
TSTMS                               S  S


DATE           05/24  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13  MON 05/27/13  TUE 05/28/13
CDT 6HRLY     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MAX/MIN          67      50    63      53    68      56    73      60    77
TEMP          63 64   52 51 60 63   56 54 65 67   58 58 71 72   64 62 76 74
DEWPT         41 46   46 47 51 51   51 51 55 55   54 53 57 57   57 57 63 63
PWIND DIR        SE      SE    SE      SE    SE       E    SE      SE    SE
WIND CHAR        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC   SC B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR         10      40    50      40    30      40    30      30    40
RAIN SHWRS             C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
TSTMS                  C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
IAZ048-221000-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N  93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
645 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

DATE           05/21/13      WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13            FRI
CDT 3HRLY     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

MIN/MAX                      50          60          48          67          45
TEMP             63 59 54 51 51 57 60 59 58 53 51 50 48 57 65 67 65 55 49 47 46
DEWPT            51 49 49 48 48 48 51 50 49 49 48 46 47 46 43 40 43 43 41 40 42
RH               65 69 83 89 89 72 72 72 72 86 89 86 96 67 45 37 45 64 74 76 86
WIND DIR         SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E SE
WIND SPD         10  8  6  6  8 10 12 13 14 12 12 12 14 14 13 13 10  6  5  5  5
CLOUDS           B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     20          40          20           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0        0.05           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                    S  C  C  C  S  S  S
TSTMS                               S  S


DATE           05/24  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13  MON 05/27/13  TUE 05/28/13
CDT 6HRLY     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MAX/MIN          67      51    66      55    71      58    74      62    76
TEMP          64 64   54 52 62 66   58 56 69 69   60 60 72 73   66 63 75 72
DEWPT         46 49   48 50 54 55   56 54 59 59   57 56 60 60   61 58 65 63
PWIND DIR        SE      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE     S
WIND CHAR        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B2 B1   B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR         10      50    40      40    40      30    30      30    40
RAIN SHWRS             C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
TSTMS                  C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
IAZ004-221000-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N  94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
645 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

DATE           05/21/13      WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13            FRI
CDT 3HRLY     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

MIN/MAX                      48          56          45          64          44
TEMP             58 54 51 50 48 50 54 56 55 51 49 47 46 54 60 64 62 52 48 45 46
DEWPT            50 50 50 49 46 47 47 48 47 46 44 42 41 41 39 37 38 38 37 37 37
RH               75 86 96 96 93 89 77 74 74 83 83 83 83 61 46 37 41 59 65 73 71
WIND DIR         SW SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E SE SE
WIND SPD          6  4  4  5 10 12 13 14 16 13 13 12 12 13 14 13 11  8  5  6  8
CLOUDS           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     50          60          40           5           0
QPF 12HR                   0.06        0.08        0.01           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS              C  C  L  L  L  L  C  C
TSTMS                               S  S


DATE           05/24  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13  MON 05/27/13  TUE 05/28/13
CDT 6HRLY     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MAX/MIN          67      51    64      54    70      57    73      61    76
TEMP          64 64   54 52 61 64   57 55 66 69   60 58 70 72   65 62 75 72
DEWPT         43 47   49 50 53 53   54 53 56 55   55 55 58 57   59 58 63 61
PWIND DIR        SE      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE    SE
WIND CHAR        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1   B2 B2 OV B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B2 B2 B1   B1 B2 OV B2
POP 12HR         20      50    40      40    30      40    30      30    50
RAIN SHWRS        S    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
TSTMS             S    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
IAZ035-221000-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N  94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
645 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

DATE           05/21/13      WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13            FRI
CDT 3HRLY     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

MIN/MAX                      50          59          46          67          45
TEMP             62 57 54 51 51 55 59 59 56 52 50 48 47 56 63 67 63 54 48 46 47
DEWPT            48 49 49 48 47 47 49 49 48 48 46 44 44 45 43 39 41 41 40 39 40
RH               60 75 83 89 86 74 69 69 74 86 86 86 89 66 48 36 44 61 74 76 76
WIND DIR          W  W SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E SE
WIND SPD          9  6  5  8  8 10 11 13 13 11 11 12 12 14 14 13 10  8  5  6  6
CLOUDS           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     30          50          30           5           0
QPF 12HR                   0.02        0.06        0.01           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                 S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S
TSTMS                               S  S


DATE           05/24  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13  MON 05/27/13  TUE 05/28/13
CDT 6HRLY     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MAX/MIN          68      52    66      55    71      58    74      62    76
TEMP          65 63   56 52 63 66   58 56 69 69   61 59 73 72   66 63 75 72
DEWPT         46 48   49 50 54 55   56 53 58 57   57 55 60 60   61 59 64 63
PWIND DIR        SE      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE     S
WIND CHAR        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR         20      50    40      40    30      30    30      30    40
RAIN SHWRS        S    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
TSTMS             S    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
IAZ094-221000-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N  93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
645 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

DATE           05/21/13      WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13            FRI
CDT 3HRLY     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

MIN/MAX                      50          64          49          66          47
TEMP             65 60 55 52 50 56 61 64 61 54 52 50 49 56 63 66 64 55 51 48 48
DEWPT            49 48 47 46 46 47 47 49 47 47 46 46 46 48 47 46 47 45 44 42 43
RH               56 64 74 80 86 72 60 58 60 77 80 86 89 74 56 48 54 69 77 80 83
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E SE
WIND SPD         13  9  8  8 10 13 16 16 13 11 11 11 12 13 12 11  9  5  4  5  6
CLOUDS           B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     10          20          10          10           0
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                       S  S  S
TSTMS                               S  S


DATE           05/24  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13  MON 05/27/13  TUE 05/28/13
CDT 6HRLY     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MAX/MIN          66      53    70      58    74      61    76      63    78
TEMP          62 63   56 54 65 70   62 59 70 73   65 62 73 75   67 64 76 76
DEWPT         46 51   50 51 59 59   59 57 63 63   61 59 63 63   62 60 65 65
PWIND DIR        SE      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE    SE       S     S
WIND CHAR        GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR         20      50    50      40    40      30    40      30    40
RAIN SHWRS        S    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
TSTMS             S    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
IAZ017-221000-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N  93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
645 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

DATE           05/21/13      WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13            FRI
CDT 3HRLY     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

MIN/MAX                      50          58          45          64          42
TEMP             60 56 53 50 50 53 58 58 55 51 49 47 46 54 61 64 61 51 46 43 44
DEWPT            48 50 50 49 49 49 47 50 48 47 46 43 43 42 40 38 38 40 37 36 38
RH               64 80 89 96 96 86 67 75 77 86 89 86 89 64 46 38 42 66 71 76 79
WIND DIR         SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E SE
WIND SPD          8  6  4  5  5  6 10 12 13 13 13 14 14 16 16 16 11  6  5  5  6
CLOUDS           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     30          60          40           5           0
QPF 12HR                   0.02        0.08        0.02           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                 S  C  C  L  L  C  C  C
TSTMS                               S  S


DATE           05/24  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13  MON 05/27/13  TUE 05/28/13
CDT 6HRLY     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MAX/MIN          66      50    62      53    68      55    72      60    76
TEMP          63 62   53 50 60 61   56 54 65 67   57 57 69 71   64 61 75 73
DEWPT         43 47   48 48 52 52   52 51 54 54   54 53 57 57   58 57 63 62
PWIND DIR        SE      SE    SE      SE    SE       E    SE      SE     S
WIND CHAR        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR         10      50    40      40    30      40    30      30    50
RAIN SHWRS             C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
TSTMS                  C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
IAZ049-221000-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N  92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
645 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

DATE           05/21/13      WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13            FRI
CDT 3HRLY     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

MIN/MAX                      50          62          48          67          44
TEMP             64 59 54 51 51 58 61 62 60 55 52 50 48 56 63 67 64 54 48 45 45
DEWPT            53 50 49 48 48 48 50 50 49 50 49 46 46 47 44 40 41 42 40 39 40
RH               67 72 83 89 89 69 67 65 67 83 89 86 93 72 50 37 43 64 74 79 82
WIND DIR         SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E SE
WIND SPD          9  8  5  5  6  9 11 13 13 11 12 13 14 17 16 14 11  6  5  5  6
CLOUDS           B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     20          50          30          10           0
QPF 12HR                      0        0.06        0.02           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                    S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S
TSTMS                               S  S


DATE           05/24  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13  MON 05/27/13  TUE 05/28/13
CDT 6HRLY     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MAX/MIN          67      51    64      54    69      58    73      61    76
TEMP          63 63   53 52 59 64   57 55 65 68   60 59 70 72   64 62 75 73
DEWPT         43 47   47 49 53 53   54 52 57 57   56 55 59 59   59 58 64 63
PWIND DIR        SE      SE    SE       E    SE      SE    SE      SE     S
WIND CHAR        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC   SC B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR         10      40    40      40    40      40    30      30    40
RAIN SHWRS             C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
TSTMS                  C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
IAZ086-221000-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N  92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
645 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

DATE           05/21/13      WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13            FRI
CDT 3HRLY     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

MIN/MAX                      52          63          49          67          45
TEMP             70 62 57 53 52 58 62 63 60 54 53 50 50 56 63 67 65 56 49 48 45
DEWPT            53 51 50 48 49 50 51 51 50 49 48 47 48 49 47 46 45 45 44 42 43
RH               55 67 77 83 89 75 67 65 69 83 83 89 93 77 56 47 48 66 83 80 93
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E SE
WIND SPD         12  8  4  5  8 10 13 14 13 11 11 12 13 14 14 12 10  6  5  5  6
CLOUDS           B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     10          30          20          10           0
QPF 12HR                      0        0.03           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                       S  S  C  S
TSTMS                               S  S


DATE           05/24  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13  MON 05/27/13  TUE 05/28/13
CDT 6HRLY     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MAX/MIN          66      51    67      56    71      59    75      62    78
TEMP          61 62   53 52 64 67   60 57 68 70   62 60 73 74   66 63 76 77
DEWPT         43 48   47 49 55 56   56 54 60 60   57 56 61 62   60 59 65 65
PWIND DIR        SE      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE     S
WIND CHAR        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC   SC B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR         10      40    40      40    40      40    30      30    40
RAIN SHWRS             C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
TSTMS                  C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$



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