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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
116 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

IAZ060-182200-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N  93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
116 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

DATE             SAT 05/18/13            SUN 05/19/13            MON 05/20/13
CDT 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      84          68          84          66          80
TEMP                      83 81 73 70 69 68 74 81 84 80 72 72 69 67 68 78 80 79
DEWPT                     64 64 64 63 63 62 65 67 68 66 64 63 61 60 60 61 60 59
RH                        53 56 73 78 81 81 74 63 59 62 76 73 76 78 76 56 51 50
WIND DIR                  SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                  13 17 10 10 10 10 10 14 16 14 13 11 11 11 17 16 16 11
WIND GUST                       21 28             28 26 26 23    25 29 29 26 21
CLOUDS                    B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR                      5          40          70          70          30
QPF 12HR                      0        0.06        0.19        0.20        0.04
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                          S  C  L  L  C  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
TSTMS                               S  C  L  L  C  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C


DATE          TUE 05/21/13  WED 05/22/13  THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13
CDT 6HRLY     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          59    74      55    68      54    69      53    71
TEMP          65 59 72 73   59 55 65 67   57 54 65 68   59 54 68 69
DEWPT         56 55 56 55   53 51 53 52   51 50 53 52   51 49 52 52
PWIND DIR        SW    SW       W     W      NW     N      NE     E
WIND CHAR        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B2 B1   B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR         30    20      20    20      20    20      10    10
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  S  S    S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S
TSTMS          C  C  S  S    S  S

$$
IAZ039-182200-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N  92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
116 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

DATE             SAT 05/18/13            SUN 05/19/13            MON 05/20/13
CDT 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      84          64          84          65          81
TEMP                      83 81 71 66 65 65 75 80 84 81 69 69 66 65 71 80 80 79
DEWPT                     62 64 63 61 61 61 64 66 65 68 64 64 62 63 62 61 60 60
RH                        49 56 76 84 87 87 69 62 53 65 84 84 87 93 73 52 51 52
WIND DIR                  SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD                  13 14  8  9 10 11 13 16 14 14 12 12 12 13 17 18 18 13
WIND GUST                       19 21 31 23 28                   26 28 29 29 25
CLOUDS                    B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR                      5          30          60          70          50
QPF 12HR                      0        0.02        0.16        0.22        0.05
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                             S  C  L  C  L  L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C
TSTMS                                  S  C  L  C  L  L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C


DATE          TUE 05/21/13  WED 05/22/13  THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13
CDT 6HRLY     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          58    75      55    68      53    67      50    70
TEMP          64 59 73 73   60 55 66 67   56 53 64 66   54 51 69 68
DEWPT         59 57 59 56   55 53 55 53   52 49 52 51   48 46 49 48
PWIND DIR         S    SW       S    SW       N    NE       E     E
WIND CHAR        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR         30    40      40    40      30    30      10    10
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
TSTMS          C  C  S  S    S  S

$$
IAZ048-182200-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N  93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
116 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

DATE             SAT 05/18/13            SUN 05/19/13            MON 05/20/13
CDT 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      84          65          82          65          79
TEMP                      83 81 72 68 67 65 74 79 82 78 70 69 67 65 71 78 78 77
DEWPT                     65 67 64 63 63 62 65 68 68 67 64 63 61 61 60 60 59 59
RH                        55 63 76 84 87 90 74 69 63 69 81 81 81 87 68 54 52 54
WIND DIR                  SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD                  14 17  9 10 11 11 11 16 14 14 13 11 11 12 17 18 16 12
WIND GUST                       23 28                26 24       26 29 28 27 23
CLOUDS                    B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR                      5          40          70          70          30
QPF 12HR                      0        0.06        0.21        0.20        0.05
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                             C  L  L  C  L  L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C
TSTMS                                  C  L  L  C  L  L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C


DATE          TUE 05/21/13  WED 05/22/13  THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13
CDT 6HRLY     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          57    73      55    68      53    68      51    71
TEMP          64 58 71 72   58 55 67 67   57 54 66 67   56 52 69 70
DEWPT         56 55 56 54   53 51 52 52   51 50 52 52   51 48 51 51
PWIND DIR        SW    SW       W     W      NW     N      NE     E
WIND CHAR        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B2 B1   B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR         30    20      30    30      20    20      10    10
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  S  S    C  C  C  C    S  S  S  S
TSTMS          C  C  S  S    S  S

$$
IAZ004-182200-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N  94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
116 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

DATE             SAT 05/18/13            SUN 05/19/13            MON 05/20/13
CDT 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      85          65          82          62          76
TEMP                      83 83 72 69 66 66 74 80 82 78 67 67 63 63 67 76 75 73
DEWPT                     62 61 62 62 63 61 62 64 64 65 62 62 60 59 60 60 58 57
RH                        49 47 71 78 90 84 66 58 55 64 84 84 90 87 78 58 55 57
WIND DIR                   S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD                  18 19 12 13 13 12 14 16 14 13  9  9  8 11 13 18 19 16
WIND GUST                       24    25                               31 33 27
CLOUDS                    B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR                     10          50          70          80          70
QPF 12HR                      0        0.06        0.38        0.71        0.18
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                          S  C  L  C  C  L  D  D  L  L  L  L  L  L  C
TSTMS                               S  C  L  C  C  L  D  D  L  L  L  L  L  L  C


DATE          TUE 05/21/13  WED 05/22/13  THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13
CDT 6HRLY     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          54    68      52    63      50    66      50    70
TEMP          61 55 67 67   57 52 59 63   56 51 63 65   54 52 67 68
DEWPT         54 52 54 51   51 49 50 49   50 48 50 49   50 48 48 48
PWIND DIR        SW    SW       W     N       N    NE       E     E
WIND CHAR        GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B2 OV   B2 OV OV B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR         30    40      40    40      30    20      10    10
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  S  S
TSTMS          C  C  S  S    S  S

$$
IAZ035-182200-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N  94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
116 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

DATE             SAT 05/18/13            SUN 05/19/13            MON 05/20/13
CDT 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      85          66          83          63          78
TEMP                      83 82 73 68 68 66 73 80 83 78 69 68 64 63 69 78 77 74
DEWPT                     64 65 63 62 63 61 64 66 67 67 64 62 61 60 60 60 59 57
RH                        53 56 71 81 84 84 73 62 59 69 84 81 90 90 73 54 54 55
WIND DIR                  SE  S SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD                  17 18  9 10 11 10 14 14 14 12 10  9 10 11 14 16 16 12
WIND GUST                       23 31             25                25 29 31 23
CLOUDS                    B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR                      5          50          70          70          50
QPF 12HR                      0        0.06        0.26        0.28        0.06
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                          S  C  L  C  C  L  L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  S
TSTMS                               S  C  L  C  C  L  L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  S


DATE          TUE 05/21/13  WED 05/22/13  THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13
CDT 6HRLY     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          55    71      53    66      52    68      51    71
TEMP          61 56 69 69   58 53 64 65   54 52 65 67   55 51 69 69
DEWPT         55 53 55 52   51 50 52 51   51 49 51 51   51 47 49 50
PWIND DIR        SW    SW       W    NW       N    NE       E     E
WIND CHAR        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 OV B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR         20    30      30    30      20    20      10    10
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  C  C    C  C  C  C    S  S  S  S
TSTMS          S  S  S  S    S  S

$$
IAZ094-182200-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N  93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
116 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

DATE             SAT 05/18/13            SUN 05/19/13            MON 05/20/13
CDT 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      84          66          82          64          79
TEMP                      83 81 72 69 67 67 73 79 82 80 71 69 65 64 66 76 78 78
DEWPT                     64 65 65 64 64 63 65 67 69 66 64 62 60 60 60 61 61 60
RH                        53 58 79 84 90 87 76 67 65 62 79 78 84 87 81 60 56 54
WIND DIR                  SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                  12 14  9 10  9 10 13 16 17 14 11 12  9 11 17 14 14 10
WIND GUST                       24 28    20 24    27 28 24    19 25 31 27
CLOUDS                    B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR                      5          50          70          70          20
QPF 12HR                      0        0.07        0.18        0.25        0.03
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                          S  C  C  C  C  L  L  L  C  C  S  S  S  S  C
TSTMS                               S  C  C  C  C  L  L  L  C  C  S  S  S  S  C


DATE          TUE 05/21/13  WED 05/22/13  THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13
CDT 6HRLY     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          59    73      55    69      54    70      54    71
TEMP          65 59 70 71   59 56 66 69   59 55 66 69   59 54 68 70
DEWPT         58 56 58 56   52 51 53 54   52 51 55 55   53 51 54 55
PWIND DIR        SW    SW       W     W      NW     N      NE     E
WIND CHAR        LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC B1 SC   B1 B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 SC   B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR         40    20      20    20      10    20      10    10
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  S  S    S  S  S  S          S  S
TSTMS          C  C  S  S    S  S

$$
IAZ017-182200-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N  93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
116 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

DATE             SAT 05/18/13            SUN 05/19/13            MON 05/20/13
CDT 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      84          64          81          63          77
TEMP                      82 80 70 68 66 65 75 79 81 78 67 67 64 64 68 77 76 74
DEWPT                     62 62 62 61 61 61 63 64 65 67 63 62 62 61 60 60 59 59
RH                        51 54 76 78 84 87 66 60 58 69 87 84 93 90 76 56 56 59
WIND DIR                  SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD                  16 17 10 12 13 13 17 16 14 14 11 10 11 13 17 18 17 14
WIND GUST                       23 24 31 31                      25    28 29 27
CLOUDS                    B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR                      5          40          70          80          60
QPF 12HR                      0        0.04        0.24        0.34        0.08
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                             C  L  L  C  L  D  D  L  L  L  L  L  L  C
TSTMS                                  C  L  L  C  L  D  D  L  L  L  L  L  L  C


DATE          TUE 05/21/13  WED 05/22/13  THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13
CDT 6HRLY     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          57    71      52    64      51    66      49    70
TEMP          62 58 70 69   57 52 61 63   56 52 63 65   54 50 67 69
DEWPT         56 54 56 54   53 50 53 52   51 49 51 50   49 46 48 49
PWIND DIR        SW    SW      NW    NW       N    NE       E     E
WIND CHAR        GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR         30    40      40    40      30    30      10    10
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
TSTMS          C  C  S  S    S  S

$$
IAZ049-182200-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N  92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
116 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

DATE             SAT 05/18/13            SUN 05/19/13            MON 05/20/13
CDT 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      84          65          83          65          80
TEMP                      83 80 71 68 67 66 75 78 83 79 70 71 67 65 74 77 80 78
DEWPT                     64 65 63 62 62 61 65 67 67 68 64 63 62 62 62 61 61 60
RH                        53 60 76 81 84 84 71 69 59 69 81 76 84 90 66 58 52 54
WIND DIR                  SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD                  14 16 10 10 11 12 13 17 16 16 13 12 12 13 18 18 18 13
WIND GUST                       20 25                            27 31 28 28
CLOUDS                    SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR                      5          30          70          70          40
QPF 12HR                      0        0.04        0.16        0.18        0.05
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                             C  C  L  C  L  L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C
TSTMS                                  C  C  L  C  L  L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C


DATE          TUE 05/21/13  WED 05/22/13  THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13
CDT 6HRLY     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          58    75      55    68      53    68      51    71
TEMP          66 59 73 72   59 55 66 67   57 53 65 66   56 52 67 69
DEWPT         58 56 58 56   54 52 54 53   52 50 53 51   50 46 50 50
PWIND DIR        SW    SW       W     W      NW     N      NE     E
WIND CHAR        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR         30    30      40    30      20    30      10    10
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    S  S  C  C
TSTMS          C  C  S  S    S  S

$$
IAZ086-182200-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N  92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
116 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

DATE             SAT 05/18/13            SUN 05/19/13            MON 05/20/13
CDT 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      82          65          84          66          80
TEMP                      81 78 69 67 66 66 74 81 84 79 69 71 67 66 72 77 79 78
DEWPT                     64 63 63 62 62 62 67 68 70 68 65 63 63 62 62 63 63 63
RH                        56 60 81 84 87 87 79 65 63 69 87 76 87 87 71 62 58 60
WIND DIR                  SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S
WIND SPD                  13 12  9 10 11 11 14 14 17 16 12 13 11 13 17 16 14 12
WIND GUST                          25    23 27 25 29 26 27    21    33 29
CLOUDS                    B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR                      5          30          70          70          30
QPF 12HR                      0        0.07        0.10        0.14        0.02
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                             C  C  L  C  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
TSTMS                                  C  C  L  C  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C


DATE          TUE 05/21/13  WED 05/22/13  THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13
CDT 6HRLY     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          61    75      57    70      55    69      52    72
TEMP          65 61 72 73   62 58 68 69   58 56 65 68   57 53 70 70
DEWPT         61 60 61 59   57 54 55 54   52 51 54 54   51 49 52 52
PWIND DIR         S    SW       W     W      NW     N      NE    NE
WIND CHAR        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B2 B1   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR         50    30      40    30      20    20      10    10
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    S  S  S  S
TSTMS          C  C  S  S    S  S

$$



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