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

                                          STATION:   DES MOINES IA
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          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  62  37  50  17  15   0 0.02  0.0    0  9.6 18 240   M    M   8        26 240
 2  58  44  51  19  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 17 360   M    M   5        23 350
 3  56  36  46  14  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 14  20   M    M   1        21  10
 4  41  30  36   4  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 15  30   M    M   7        21 130
 5  54  32  43  12  22   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.2 37 300   M    M   9        54 310
 6  32  13  23  -8  42   0    T    T    0 15.1 35 320   M    M   4        48 320
 7  39  13  26  -4  39   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.4 23 160   M    M   6        28 160
 8  36  19  28  -2  37   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 15 130   M    M   6        26 100
 9  56  32  44  14  21   0    T  0.0    0 10.0 20 290   M    M   7        24 290
10  41  31  36   7  29   0    T  0.0    0 12.7 22 310   M    M  10 18     34  80
11  42  28  35   6  30   0 0.03  0.5    1 15.4 32 300   M    M   4 16     47 310
12  54  28  41  12  24   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.3 28 220   M    M   3        38 210
13  51  29  40  12  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 13 130   M    M   4        20 100
14  60  35  48  20  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 22 160   M    M   8        29 160
15  74  36  55  27  10   0 0.20  0.0    0 24.9 51 220   M    M   8 1378   73 220
16  41  26  34   7  31   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.7 41 260   M    M   4        55 270
17  40  24  32   5  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 15 100   M    M   6        22  90
18  34  21  28   1  37   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.8 23 310   M    M   7        29 310
19  35  20  28   1  37   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.7 22 190   M    M   7        28 190
20  38  18  28   2  37   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 22 360   M    M   3        29 350
21  40  13  27   1  38   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 29 320   M    M   2        37 300
22  42  15  29   3  36   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 20 180   M    M   2        26 170
23  50  29  40  14  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 16 190   M    M   9        21 190
24  57  39  48  23  17   0    T  0.0    0  9.1 18  10   M    M   9 12     23 200
25  48  28  38  13  27   0 0.02  0.0    0  6.0 17  20   M    M   3        23  10
26  44  22  33   8  32   0 0.15  0.0    0  9.1 23 120   M    M   7 13     34 100
27  44  27  36  12  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 30 310   M    M   8 12     38 310
28  35  15  25   1  40   0 0.25    T    0 10.2 28 300   M    M   8 146    37 110
29  19  11  15  -9  50   0 0.10  1.1    1  7.3 14  20   M    M   8 1      19  40
30  30  16  23  -1  42   0 0.00  0.0    1  6.4 13 190   M    M   7 1      17 190
31  29  11  20  -4  45   0    T    T    1 11.8 23 340   M    M   8 126    33 360
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SM 1382  778       929   0  0.77  1.6    328.5          M      188
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AV 44.6 25.1                              10.6 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    51 220                 73 220
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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:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   41 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 39 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 34.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.77    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   7.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.81    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    74 ON 15    GRTST 24HR  0.25 ON 28-28      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     11 ON 31,29                             3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   1.6 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.1 ON 29-29  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   1 ON 31,30  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:   4    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  25    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   929    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   5
DPTR FM NORMAL  -227    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  22
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1910    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -494

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1379    HIGHEST SLP 30.41 ON 18
DPTR FM NORMAL   308    LOWEST  SLP 29.25 ON 15

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