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

                                          STATION:   DES MOINES IA
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          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  39  31  35   2  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 17  30   M    M  10        24  20
 2  38  34  36   4  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.7  9 160   M    M  10        13 110
 3  41  29  35   3  30   0    T    T    0  4.5 13 200   M    M   9 18     18 220
 4  39  33  36   4  29   0    T  0.0    0  8.5 16 170   M    M   9 18     21 190
 5  39  23  31   0  34   0    T    T    0  8.7 21 320   M    M   6 1      28 320
 6  52  21  37   6  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.6 23 220   M    M   6 1      32 200
 7  61  34  48  18  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 18 150   M    M   2        23 140
 8  59  41  50  20  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 15 210   M    M   7        20 300
 9  46  26  36   6  29   0    T    T    0 19.8 31 300   M    M  10        42 280
10  40  19  30   1  35   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 20 300   M    M   5 8      28 310
11  43  20  32   3  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 12  80   M    M   2        16 100
12  37  23  30   1  35   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 20 330   M    M   6        26 330
13  48  28  38  10  27   0    T    T    0  3.8 10 190   M    M   6        12 190
14  56  26  41  13  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 17 200   M    M   4        23 190
15  50  37  44  16  21   0 0.02  0.0    0  4.5  9 180   M    M  10        12 210
16  44  37  41  14  24   0 0.14  0.0    0  8.2 18 290   M    M  10 1      24 300
17  42  33  38  11  27   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.4 21 310   M    M   8        27 320
18  34  17  26  -1  39   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.3 26 300   M    M   1        38 310
19  46  17  32   5  33   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 22 170   M    M   5        28 170
20  48  26  37  11  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 12  90   M    M   6        15 100
21  52  38  45  19  20   0    T  0.0    0  6.2 10  90   M    M  10        14  90
22  51  46  49  23  16   0 0.06  0.0    0  3.9  8 260   M    M  10 12     11 260
23  51  40  46  20  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 14 120   M    M  10 12     21 100
24  58  42  50  25  15   0 0.45  0.0    0 13.7 22 130   M    M  10 1      28 140
25  53  32  43  18  22   0 0.80  0.0    0 11.2 21 220   M    M  10 1      26 220
26  35  32  34   9  31   0 0.01  0.2    0 10.3 17 130   M    M  10 1      23 150
27  36  32  34  10  31   0 0.06    T    T  9.6 17  10   M    M  10 1      25  10
28  35  29  32   8  33   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.1 22 320   M    M   8        31 320
29  44  29  37  13  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 20 340   M    M   5        29 330
30  46  25  36  12  29   0    T    T    0 12.1 24 310   M    M   5        32 310
31  31  26  29   5  36   0    T    T    T 13.0 23 310   M    M  10 16     31 310
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SM 1394  926       847   0  1.54  0.2    277.1          M      230
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AV 45.0 29.9                               8.9 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    31 300                 42 280
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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:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   41 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 39 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 37.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.54    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   9.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.04    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    61 ON  7    GRTST 24HR  1.25 ON 24-25      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     17 ON 19,18                             3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.2 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   0.2 ON 26-26  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  T            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:   1    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  20    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   847    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   3
DPTR FM NORMAL  -309    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1829    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 15
DPTR FM NORMAL  -575

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1287    HIGHEST SLP 30.69 ON 13
DPTR FM NORMAL   216    LOWEST  SLP 29.50 ON  8

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