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

                                          STATION:   DES MOINES IA
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          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  77  64  71  11   0   6    T  0.0    0  8.2 18 180   M    M   7 1      25 170
 2  74  60  67   7   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 17 300   M    M   7 12     21 310
 3  78  54  66   7   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 17 340   M    M   5        24 310
 4  78  49  64   5   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 16  40   M    M   1        21  30
 5  73  55  64   6   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 14  40   M    M   6        19  70
 6  76  63  70  12   0   5    T  0.0    0  6.9 15 120   M    M   9 1      20 140
 7  78  64  71  14   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  4.1  9 230   M    M   9 18     14 160
 8  84  58  71  14   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 10 140   M    M   4 1      15 140
 9  78  63  71  15   0   6 0.00  0.0    0 11.2 23 130   M    M   8        32 130
10  74  60  67  11   0   2    T  0.0    0  8.4 20 320   M    M   9        28 300
11  61  50  56   0   9   0 0.38  0.0    0  6.1 15  20   M    M   8 1      21  70
12  74  44  59   4   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 13 110   M    M   3        19 110
13  76  55  66  11   0   1 1.43  0.0    0 14.0 30 220   M    M   6 13     39 230
14  68  46  57   3   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 13 290   M    M   5        17 270
15  61  44  53  -1  12   0    T  0.0    0  9.4 24 310   M    M   8        32 290
16  65  39  52  -1  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 22 290   M    M   1        29 310
17  73  42  58   5   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 16 260   M    M   1        25 230
18  76  45  61   9   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 18 200   M    M   1        25 200
19  75  52  64  12   1   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 22 160   M    M   4        28 170
20  70  46  58   7   7   0 0.01  0.0    0 14.2 25 250   M    M   8 3      32 230
21  48  37  43  -8  22   0 0.01  0.0    0 13.5 25 310   M    M   8        34 310
22  50  33  42  -8  23   0    T  0.0    0  3.4 12 170   M    M   6 1      16  90
23  56  34  45  -5  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 15 100   M    M   5 1      26 110
24  50  43  47  -2  18   0 2.91  0.0    0 14.6 25  50   M    M  10 13     39  50
25  55  41  48  -1  17   0 0.01  0.0    0  8.3 20  30   M    M   7        28  20
26  59  38  49   1  16   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.8 23 130   M    M   4        34 120
27  54  48  51   3  14   0 0.60  0.0    0 10.8 20 130   M    M  10 13     29 130
28  49  46  48   0  17   0 0.85  0.0    0 12.2 21 340   M    M  10 1      32 350
29  52  44  48   1  17   0 0.10  0.0    0 14.1 23 360   M    M   9 1      39  10
30  61  35  48   1  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.2 20 340   M    M   1 18     27 350
31  52  34  43  -3  22   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.1 25 320   M    M   3        34 320
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SM 2055 1486       272  35  6.30  0.0    279.3          M      183
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AV 66.3 47.9                               9.0 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    30 220               # 39 230
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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:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   41 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 39 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 57.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   6.30    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    3.52    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    84 ON  8    GRTST 24HR  2.92 ON 24-25      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     33 ON 22                               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:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   2

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   272    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   5
DPTR FM NORMAL  -111    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  17
TOTAL FM JUL 1   293    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  9
DPTR FM NORMAL  -183

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    35
DPTR FM NORMAL    19    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1379    HIGHEST SLP 30.35 ON 31
DPTR FM NORMAL   308    LOWEST  SLP 29.52 ON  9

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