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

                                          STATION:   MASON CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2009
                                          LATITUDE:   43  9 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 20 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  45  26  36  -4  29   0 0.01  0.1    T 18.8 30 270   M    M   7 1      38 270
 2  48  24  36  -4  29   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.3 18 360   M    M   0        22 360
 3  51  20  36  -5  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 15 320   M    M   1        20 340
 4  44  28  36  -5  29   0 0.03  0.0    0 12.4 24  50   M    M   7        29  50
 5  37  30  34  -8  31   0 0.22    T    0 20.6 30 350   M    M   8 18     36 360
 6  42  28  35  -7  30   0 0.00  0.0    0 20.7 33 340   M    M   5 8      40 340
 7  49  24  37  -6  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 18 280   M    M   0        26 300
 8  54  24  39  -4  26   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.0 28 330   M    M   1        31 310
 9  53  23  38  -6  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 16  40   M    M   0 1      20  40
10  55  29  42  -2  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 20  10   M    M   0 8      22  10
11  60  25  43  -1  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 13 160   M    M   0 8      22 150
12  58  30  44  -1  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.8 23 150   M    M   2 8      30 150
13  51  39  45   0  20   0 0.01  0.0    0 11.8 23  60   M    M   8        29  40
14  64  28  46   0  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 20  20   M    M   2 18     25  50
15  68  25  47   1  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 20 120   M    M   0 8      26 120
16  69  34  52   5  13   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.4 25 150   M    M   0        38 170
17  73  35  54   7  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 18 150   M    M   0        23 140
18  69  41  55   7  10   0 0.06  0.0    0  4.6 20 170   M    M   5 18     23 170
19  53  32  43  -5  22   0 0.01  0.0    0 13.6 26 350   M    M   7 12     32 340
20  48  29  39  -9  26   0 0.01  0.0    0 22.2 36 320   M    M   9 12     45 310
21  60  34  47  -2  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 21.2 38 330   M    M   2        47 330
22  67  33  50   1  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.7 20 320   M    M   1        30 300
23  83  45  64  14   1   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.6 32 170   M    M   0        40 160
24  90  46  68  18   0   3 0.18  0.0    0 15.8 29 210   M    M   2 138    37 210
25  50  42  46  -5  19   0 0.51  0.0    0 13.8 26 300   M    M   9 13     31 300
26  66  44  55   4  10   0 1.36  0.0    0 14.0 23 170   M    M   9 13     30 210
27  58  36  47  -4  18   0 0.22  0.0    0 13.4  9 340   M    M   8 1       9 340
28  58  33  46  -6  19   0 0.01  0.0    0 10.8 21  90   M    M   3        25  90
29  57  45  51  -1  14   0 0.14  0.0    0 14.2 24 130   M    M  10 18     31 130
30  64  46  55   2  10   0 0.02  0.0    0 11.0 24 320   M    M   7 128    30 330
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SM 1744  978       587   3  2.79     0.1 378.8          M      113
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AV 58.1 32.6                              12.6 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 38 330               # 47  330
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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:  MASON CITY IA
                                          MONTH:    APRIL
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   43  9 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 20 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 45.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.79    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.57    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    90 ON 24    GRTST 24HR  1.55 ON 26-27      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     20 ON  3                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.1 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   0.1 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   T           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:  14
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   1    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  16    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   587    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  17
DPTR FM NORMAL    27    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   8
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7674    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  5
DPTR FM NORMAL   177

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     3
DPTR FM NORMAL     2    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     3    HIGHEST SLP 30.44 ON 28
DPTR FM NORMAL     2    LOWEST  SLP 29.39 ON  1

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