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

                                          STATION:   DES MOINES IA
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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  36  20  28  -5  37   0 0.00  0.0    T  7.1 18 330   M    M   1 8      24 350
 2  55  21  38   5  27   0 0.00  0.0    T 12.5 25 220   M    M   1        39 230
 3  63  29  46  12  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.1 12  70   M    M   1        15  80
 4  54  31  43   9  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 20  80   M    M   1 18     28  80
 5  51  27  39   4  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 13 130   M    M   4        17  80
 6  60  30  45  10  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 13 100   M    M   3        19  90
 7  67  38  53  17  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.9 29 210   M    M   4        39 190
 8  69  43  56  20   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 14 180   M    M   6        20 210
 9  72  49  61  25   4   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.6 29 180   M    M   7        40 180
10  75  37  56  19   9   0 0.05  0.0    0 19.3 38 210   M    M   8 3      51 210
11  54  31  43   6  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.1 22 280   M    M   5        28 280
12  50  30  40   2  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 13  50   M    M   6        18  60
13  57  31  44   6  21   0    T  0.0    0  6.5 16 150   M    M   8        28 110
14  50  35  43   4  22   0 0.66  0.0    0 13.1 24  90   M    M  10 1      36 100
15  35  33  34  -5  31   0 0.37  1.3    1 11.5 22  90   M    M  10 14     36  80
16  44  33  39   0  26   0    T  0.0    0  6.8 13  70   M    M  10 1      18 100
17  37  33  35  -5  30   0 0.05    T    0 12.9 23  10   M    M  10 148    32  20
18  52  34  43   3  22   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.0 29  20   M    M   6        39  20
19  54  30  42   1  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 14 130   M    M   2        19 140
20  62  31  47   6  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.7 23 160   M    M   2        33 160
21  67  43  55  13  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 18.0 32 170   M    M   8        46 160
22  57  47  52  10  13   0 0.03  0.0    0  8.6 13  60   M    M  10         M   M
23  57  47  52  10  13   0 1.00  0.0    0  9.8 20 170   M    M  10 13     28 100
24  48  41  45   2  20   0 0.04  0.0    0 14.8 26 290   M    M  10 1      32 270
25  42  38  40  -3  25   0 0.22  0.0    0  5.2 10  70   M    M  10 1      15  30
26  53  38  46   2  19   0 0.03  0.0    0  4.7 14 110   M    M   9 1      19  80
27  55  40  48   4  17   0 0.13  0.0    0 12.6 26 310   M    M  10 1      32 300
28  52  34  43  -1  22   0    T  0.0    0 13.5 28 320   M    M   4        38 310
29  75  41  58  13   7   0 0.00  0.0    0 20.5 33 200   M    M   2        51 200
30  61  36  49   4  16   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.4 31 320   M    M   6        41 310
31  43  28  36 -10  29   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.3 36 310   M    M   1        47 300
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SM 1707 1079       616   0  2.58  1.3    345.4          M      185
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AV 55.1 34.8                              11.1 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    38 210                 51 210
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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:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   41 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 39 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 44.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.58    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   5.6   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.28    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    75 ON 29,10  GRTST 24HR  1.04 ON 23-24      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     20 ON  1                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   1.3 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.3 ON 15-15  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   1 ON 15     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:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  12    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   616    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   9
DPTR FM NORMAL  -180    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5536    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 10
DPTR FM NORMAL   -92

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.55 ON 31
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    LOWEST  SLP 29.46 ON 24

[REMARKS]
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