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

                                          STATION:   DES MOINES IA
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2013
                                          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  60  41  51  -7  14   0    T  0.0    0 20.5 33  20   M    M   9        43  30
 2  41  34  38 -20  27   0 1.55  3.4    T 16.3 32 360   M    M  10 14     40  20
 3  35  34  35 -23  30   0 0.53  3.5    5 15.5 22 360   M    M  10 1      30 360
 4  50  35  43 -15  22   0 0.30  0.0    3  9.7 22 360   M    M  10 18     27 350
 5  62  44  53  -6  12   0    T  0.0    0  8.8 15 320   M    M  10 18     19 320
 6  76  47  62   3   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 14 330   M    M   7 1      17 330
 7  78  51  65   5   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.1 10 140   M    M   2 18     15 140
 8  71  54  63   3   2   0 0.15  0.0    0  6.5 14 220   M    M   8 1      17 180
 9  72  55  64   4   1   0 0.45  0.0    0  9.7 25  30   M    M  10 13     33  30
10  68  50  59  -1   6   0    T  0.0    0  9.6 20 360   M    M   7 1      26 360
11  59  43  51 -10  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.1 35 310   M    M   2        47 310
12  62  37  50 -11  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 18 340   M    M   0        24 330
13  76  43  60  -1   5   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.7 23 190   M    M   5        28 190
14  94  61  78  16   0  13 0.00  0.0    0 12.1 28 210   M    M   3        34 220
15  84  64  74  12   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 21  40   M    M   6        27  30
16  82  63  73  11   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 16 170   M    M   8        23 160
17  81  63  72   9   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 16 140   M    M   6        20 140
18  85  63  74  11   0   9 0.00  0.0    0 10.3 22 150   M    M   5        28 150
19  88  61  75  12   0  10 0.85  0.0    0 12.8 36 270   M    M   8 13     45 280
20  80  61  71   7   0   6 0.25  0.0    0 14.7 24 220   M    M   5 3      36 220
21  72  58  65   1   0   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.6 24 250   M    M   6        29 230
22  64  55  60  -4   5   0 0.02  0.0    0 13.0 22 280   M    M  10 18     26 290
23  72  54  63  -1   2   0    T  0.0    0 10.4 21  40   M    M   5 1      25  50
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SM 1612 1171       158  62  4.10     6.9 251.1          M      152
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AV 70.1 50.9                              10.9 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 36 270               # 47  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:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2013
                                          LATITUDE:   41 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 39 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 60.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   4.10    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.55    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    94 ON 14    GRTST 24HR  1.62 ON  2- 3      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     34 ON  3, 2                            3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   6.9 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   3.5 ON  3- 3  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   5 ON  3     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:   8
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   1    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   158    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   4
DPTR FM NORMAL    31    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5985    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL  -181

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    62
DPTR FM NORMAL    26    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    74    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL    24    LOWEST  SLP 29.51 ON 19

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