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

                                          STATION:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          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  41  30  36   6  29   0 0.00  0.0    M  9.8 17  30   M    M   5        23  20
 2  37  25  31   1  34   0 0.00  0.0    M  3.2  8 140   M    M  10        12 130
 3  38  22  30   0  35   0 0.00  0.0    M  3.0 13 220   M    M   5 18     15 210
 4  36  25  31   2  34   0 0.00  0.0    M  6.8 16 210   M    M   9 18     23 220
 5  36  16  26  -3  39   0 0.00  0.0    M  9.6 21 330   M    M   5 1      27 340
 6  52  15  34   6  31   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.7 23 210   M    M   0 1      31 180
 7  61  26  44  16  21   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.6 17 150   M    M   0        22 210
 8  57  40  49  21  16   0 0.00  0.0    M  9.9 17 270   M    M   1        23 240
 9  45  27  36   9  29   0    T    M    M 17.1 29 280   M    M   9        39 320
10  39  17  28   1  37   0 0.00  0.0    M  6.7 18 310   M    M   4        25 300
11  43  19  31   4  34   0 0.00  0.0    M  4.7 14 270   M    M   0        19 270
12  39  17  28   2  37   0 0.00  0.0    M  6.6 17 330   M    M   2        24 320
13  47  24  36  10  29   0 0.00  0.0    M  4.8 12 230   M    M   3 8      14 210
14  56  20  38  12  27   0 0.00  0.0    M  4.0 16 190   M    M   0        21 190
15  49  31  40  15  25   0 0.02  0.0    M  3.1  9 140   M    M   5        15 210
16  42  38  40  15  25   0 0.12  0.0    M  6.0 16 320   M    M  10 1      21 320
17  38  34  36  11  29   0 0.00  0.0    M 11.3 23 320   M    M   7        31 330
18  35  13  24   0  41   0 0.00  0.0    M 13.7 32 330   M    M   0        46 330
19  47  11  29   5  36   0 0.00  0.0    M  9.8 24 190   M    M   0        31 190
20  47  21  34  10  31   0 0.00  0.0    M  4.1 12 100   M    M   0        16  90
21  48  35  42  19  23   0 0.00  0.0    M  5.4 10  90   M    M  10        13  90
22  52  44  48  25  17   0 0.00  0.0    M  2.8  9 130   M    M  10 128    12 130
23  51  42  47  24  18   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.6 16 140   M    M   8 128    23 140
24  56  45  51  28  14   0 0.60  0.0    M 14.0 22 140   M    M   8 1      33 130
25  53  33  43  21  22   0 0.80  0.0    M 12.7 21 210   M    M  10 1      26 220
26  35  31  33  11  32   0 0.01    M    M  8.8 16 140   M    M  10 1      22 140
27  37  31  34  12  31   0 0.01    M    M 10.2 17  20   M    M  10 18     25  40
28  35  28  32  10  33   0 0.00  0.0    M 14.1 26 330   M    M   7 18     34 340
29  43  28  36  14  29   0 0.00  0.0    M 10.3 22 350   M    M   5        29 360
30  43  25  34  13  31   0    T    M    M 10.4 23 320   M    M   3 1      29 320
31  32  25  29   8  36   0    T    M    M 14.9 24 330   M    M  10 18     33 330
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SM 1370  838       905   0  1.56  0.0    260.7          M      166
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AV 44.2 27.0                               8.4 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    32 330                 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:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          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:   1.56    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  10.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.51    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    61 ON  7    GRTST 24HR  1.37 ON 24-25      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     11 ON 19                               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:  M  ON   M    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:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  23    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   905    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  10
DPTR FM NORMAL  -329    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1993    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 10
DPTR FM NORMAL  -671

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   989    HIGHEST SLP 30.68 ON 13
DPTR FM NORMAL   203    LOWEST  SLP 29.47 ON  8

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