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

                                          STATION:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 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  51  26  39   9  26   0 0.00  0.0    M 12.1 28 300   M    M   4 1      37 280
 2  38  26  32   2  33   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.0 21 350   M    M   6        27 330
 3  52  25  39   8  26   0 0.00  0.0    M  5.0 14  40   M    M   0 18     17  10
 4  50  25  38   7  27   0    T  0.0    M  5.0 17 320   M    M   3 18     22 310
 5  49  22  36   4  29   0    T  0.0    M  8.8 25 110   M    M   4        34 110
 6  43  34  39   7  26   0 0.00  0.0    M 12.2 24 340   M    M   7 1      30 330
 7  47  33  40   7  25   0 0.00  0.0    M 10.8 21  80   M    M   7 8      33  70
 8  39  33  36   3  29   0    M    M    M  9.1 18 120   M    M  10 18     25 120
 9  38  32  35   1  30   0    M    M    M  6.9 13 360   M    M  10 12     18  80
10  35  27  31  -3  34   0 0.00  0.0    M  8.7 16 340   M    M   9        20 100
11  34  30  32  -3  33   0    M    M    M  8.4 21 120   M    M   9 12     28 130
12  33  24  29  -6  36   0    T    M    M 16.2 25 280   M    M   9 1      37 290
13  29  24  27  -9  38   0 0.00  0.0    M 14.2 24 330   M    M   9        30 310
14  35   8  22 -14  43   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.3 16 140   M    M   4        21 140
15  56  29  43   6  22   0 0.00  0.0    M 12.9 22 160   M    M   0 8      33 160
16  47  22  35  -2  30   0 0.25    M    M 15.6 37 330   M    M   8 1      50 330
17  32  10  21 -17  44   0    T    M    M 20.4 31 310   M    M   4        45 310
18  29   9  19 -19  46   0    T    M    M 18.8 26 310   M    M   6 8      41 290
19  45  10  28 -11  37   0 0.00  0.0    M 11.9 24 210   M    M   0        32 200
20  57  25  41   2  24   0 0.00  0.0    M  9.4 22 240   M    M   0        29 240
21  57  29  43   3  22   0 0.00  0.0    M 11.6 23 160   M    M   5 1      31 170
22  54  33  44   4  21   0 0.02    M    M 10.2 18 360   M    M   6 1      26 360
23  43  26  35  -5  30   0 0.02    M    M 10.3 20 350   M    M   5 16     26 340
24  53  23  38  -3  27   0 0.00  0.0    M  6.9 15  80   M    M   0        22  70
25  55  32  44   3  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.4 17 360   M    M   4        23 360
26  39  29  34  -8  31   0    M    M    M 11.0 21 340   M    M   7 1      26 350
27  48  25  37  -5  28   0 0.00  0.0    M 10.3 17 360   M    M   0        23 350
28  49  24  37  -5  28   0 0.00  0.0    M  9.4 18 340   M    M   1        30 260
29  41  23  32 -11  33   0 0.00  0.0    M 10.4 23 350   M    M   3        32 340
30  69  27  48   5  17   0 0.21  0.0    M 14.5 30 160   M    M   5 13     41 160
31  81  34  58  14   7   0 0.60  0.0    M 18.9 41 260   M    M   6 13     60 250
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SM 1428  779       903   0  1.10  0.0    342.6          M      151
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AV 46.1 25.1                              11.1 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    41 260                 60 250
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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:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 35.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.10    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.85    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    81 ON 31    GRTST 24HR  0.79 ON 30-31      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      8 ON 14                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR  0.0            6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  0            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:   3    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   5
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  26    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   903    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   9
DPTR FM NORMAL    36    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  16
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5883    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL  -185

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.43 ON 28
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    LOWEST  SLP 29.14 ON 31

[REMARKS]
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