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

                                          STATION:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2022
                                          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  50  22  36  -8  29   0    T  0.0    M  5.1 13 160   M    M   1        17 180
 2  58  32  45   1  20   0 0.38  0.0    M  9.0 23 330   M    M   6 1      30 320
 3  47  29  38  -7  27   0 0.02  0.0    M  8.0 20 290   M    M   4        29 300
 4  56  34  45   0  20   0 0.00  0.0    M  9.9 26 310   M    M   2 8      38 310
 5  58  34  46   0  19   0 0.03  0.0    M 13.8 32 280   M    M   4        45 280
 6  47  37  42  -4  23   0    T  0.0    M 20.4 35 280   M    M   7        49 280
 7  43  33  38  -8  27   0 0.05    M    M 21.9 35 310   M    M   9 18     51 300
 8  49  32  41  -6  24   0    T    M    M 18.0 28 340   M    M   7 1      37 340
 9  58  28  43  -4  22   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.0 15 130   M    M   0        20 150
10  76  34  55   7  10   0 0.00  0.0    M 18.1 32 140   M    M   1        41 140
11  66  34  50   2  15   0 0.00  0.0    M  8.9 29 310   M    M   0        37 320
12  78  37  58  10   7   0 0.63  0.0    M 20.2 43 270   M    M   4 138    55 270
13  58  32  45  -3  20   0 0.32    M    M 15.0 28 280   M    M   6 1      37 280
14  50  29  40  -9  25   0 0.00  0.0    M 21.1 43 260   M    M   1        56 300
15  49  29  39 -10  26   0 0.00  0.0    M 10.4 18 330   M    M   4        26 330
16  49  27  38 -12  27   0 0.00  0.0    M 11.5 22 310   M    M   0 8      30 330
17  39  29  34 -16  31   0 0.16    M    M  5.3 17 150   M    M   7 1      24 150
18  45  27  36 -14  29   0 0.00  0.0    M 18.4 31 310   M    M   3 1      43 310
19  46  22  34 -17  31   0 0.00  0.0    M  9.8 17 130   M    M   5        24 140
20  49  45  47  -4  18   0 0.64  0.0    M 12.5 23 140   M    M  10 13     34 160
21  67  35  51   0  14   0 0.04  0.0    M  5.3 16 110   M    M   5 12     23 120
22  76  52  64  12   1   0 2.13  0.0    M 14.2 26 120   M    M   8 13     39 110
23  76  52  64  12   1   0 0.36  0.0    M 19.7 45 210   M    M   5 13     60 210
24  57  43  50  -2  15   0 0.00  0.0    M 20.0 36 260   M    M   5        47 240
25  45  31  38 -15  27   0    T  0.0    M 15.4 26 300   M    M   8        36 300
26  57  28  43 -10  22   0 0.00  0.0    M  6.8 14 320   M    M   0        18 110
27  66  37  52  -1  13   0 0.00  0.0    M 14.4 25  80   M    M   1        37  70
28  69  42  56   2   9   0 0.00  0.0    M 14.7 25 140   M    M   5        35 100
29  63  53  58   4   7   0 0.66  0.0    M 15.9 26 130   M    M  10 138    41 120
30  67  46  57   3   8   0 0.13  0.0    M 19.6 44 140   M    M   9 138    59 140
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SM 1714 1045       567   0  5.55  0.0    410.3          M      137
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AV 57.1 34.8                              13.7 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    45 210                 60 210
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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:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2022
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 46.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   5.55    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -3.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.66    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    78 ON 12    GRTST 24HR  2.17 ON 21-22      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     22 ON 19, 1                             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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  13
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   9
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  14    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   567    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   9
DPTR FM NORMAL    93    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  17
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6239    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -304

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -4    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.45 ON 26
DPTR FM NORMAL    -5    LOWEST  SLP 29.19 ON 12

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