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

                                          STATION:   DES MOINES IA
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          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  87  68  78   2   0  13 0.02  0.0    0  9.7 16 130   M    M   7 3      22  90
 2  78  70  74  -2   0   9 0.66  0.0    0  5.6 13 170   M    M   9 13     18 160
 3  82  70  76   0   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 13  60   M    M   9 18     19  30
 4  84  70  77   1   0  12    T  0.0    0  6.3 18  80   M    M   7 13     25  80
 5  85  66  76   1   0  11 0.68  0.0    0  8.8 33 300   M    M   6 13     46 330
 6  77  65  71  -4   0   6 0.58  0.0    0  7.9 16 140   M    M   9 13     21  60
 7  82  65  74  -1   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 16 300   M    M   6        22 290
 8  84  62  73  -2   0   8    T  0.0    0  3.8 12 290   M    M   3 1      16 280
 9  81  67  74  -1   0   9 0.04  0.0    0  3.5 14  10   M    M   7 13     16  10
10  86  63  75   0   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 15 190   M    M   4 38     19 200
11  90  68  79   4   0  14 0.38  0.0    0  5.9 22 240   M    M   5 13     29 240
12  88  67  78   3   0  13 0.00  0.0    0  5.1 12 220   M    M   3        17 230
13  77  66  72  -3   0   7 0.01  0.0    0  5.4 18 140   M    M   8        24 150
14  74  62  68  -6   0   3 0.01  0.0    0 13.3 26 320   M    M   8 1      35 320
15  80  57  69  -5   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 14 350   M    M   3        20 310
16  85  59  72  -2   0   7 0.00  0.0    0 12.3 22 190   M    M   2        34 180
17  79  58  69  -5   0   4 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 25 300   M    M   3        35 310
18  81  54  68  -6   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 18 150   M    M   4        26 200
19  92  66  79   5   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 17 190   M    M   3        23 160
20  94  78  86  12   0  21 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 14 100   M    M   5        18  30
21  92  76  84  11   0  19 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 14 130   M    M   4 1      19 110
22  96  75  86  13   0  21 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 15 190   M    M   2 1      22 210
23 100  80  90  17   0  25 0.00  0.0    0 10.6 20 220   M    M   4 1      25 230
24  99  79  89  16   0  24 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 18 240   M    M   3        24 240
25  91  77  84  12   0  19 0.02  0.0    0  8.1 20  40   M    M   4 3      31 350
26  86  68  77   5   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 16  30   M    M   6        25  40
27  80  62  71  -1   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  5.2 12  40   M    M   3        17  70
28  84  59  72   0   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 12 240   M    M   4        15 160
29  87  63  75   3   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 17 350   M    M   1        26 320
30  84  60  72   1   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 13 100   M    M   1 8      19  50
31  83  59  71   0   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 14 150   M    M   2        30 150
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SM 2648 2059         0 344  2.40  0.0    234.0          M      145
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AV 85.4 66.4                               7.5 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    33 300                 46 330
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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:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   41 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 39 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 75.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.40    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.77    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:   100 ON 23    GRTST 24HR  1.25 ON  5- 6      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     54 ON 18                               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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   8    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  11
DPTR FM NORMAL    -4    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  17
TOTAL FM JUL 1     2    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL     1

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   344
DPTR FM NORMAL    64    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1069    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   134    LOWEST  SLP 29.66 ON 11

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