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

                                          STATION:   DES MOINES IA
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          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  59  35  47  14  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 17 360   M    M   5        26  10
 2  42  30  36   3  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 14 310   M    M   6        20 340
 3  56  33  45  11  20   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.3 30 300   M    M   4        39 300
 4  57  31  44  10  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 24 220   M    M   3        31 220
 5  50  34  42   7  23   0    T  0.0    0 23.6 39 290   M    M   6        55 300
 6  49  26  38   3  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 18 350   M    M   3        29 330
 7  67  34  51  15  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.8 28 180   M    M   7        40 200
 8  72  47  60  24   5   0 0.00  0.0    0 19.5 31 190   M    M   4        43 190
 9  59  31  45   9  20   0 0.50    T    0 11.8 28 230   M    M  10 16     36 240
10  51  26  39   2  26   0    T  0.0    0  6.2 18 310   M    M   7        24 320
11  59  40  50  13  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 13 160   M    M   6 1      16 170
12  62  36  49  11  16   0    T  0.0    0 16.0 30 320   M    M   7        42 340
13  50  28  39   1  26   0    T  0.0    0  7.6 16 310   M    M   6        23 310
14  41  30  36  -3  29   0 0.06  0.6    T  9.9 16  40   M    M  10 1      22  50
15  43  30  37  -2  28   0    T    T    0  9.0 16 150   M    M   8        23 160
16  45  32  39   0  26   0    T    T    0  6.9 13 320   M    M  10 1      18 300
17  50  29  40   0  25   0 0.10  0.0    0  6.9 15 170   M    M   9 1      21 360
18  49  41  45   5  20   0 1.52  0.0    0  6.1 14 120   M    M  10 1      20 110
19  65  37  51  10  14   0 0.88  0.0    0 13.0 29  20   M    M  10 13     38  10
20  37  23  30 -11  35   0    T    T    0 15.9 31 340   M    M   7 1      43 330
21  44  28  36  -6  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 16 160   M    M   5        22 140
22  37  32  35  -7  30   0 0.11  0.4    0 10.9 20 140   M    M  10 14     25 160
23  46  33  40  -2  25   0    T  0.0    0  6.0 12 150   M    M  10 1      16 160
24  51  40  46   3  19   0    T  0.0    0  8.9 15 160   M    M   7 1      23 130
25  58  40  49   6  16   0    T  0.0    0  9.4 18 180   M    M  10 1      23 170
26  58  44  51   7  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 17  40   M    M  10        23  60
27  49  44  47   3  18   0 0.04  0.0    0  8.5 17  90   M    M  10 123    24  90
28  69  40  55  11  10   0 0.32  0.0    0 15.7 37 210   M    M   9 123    52 220
29  58  38  48   3  17   0    T  0.0    0 21.7 36 280   M    M   3 1      48 290
30  64  32  48   3  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 14  40   M    M   3        18  40
31  62  39  51   5  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 17 110   M    M   5        27 110
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SM 1659 1063       646   0  3.53     1.0 332.5          M      220
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AV 53.5 34.3                              10.7 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 39 290               # 55  300
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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:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2020
                                          LATITUDE:   41 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 39 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 43.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.53    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   4.6   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.23    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    72 ON  8    GRTST 24HR  1.52 ON 18-18      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     23 ON 20                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   1.0 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   0.6 ON 14-14  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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   8
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  14    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   646    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -150    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  14
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5377    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 13
DPTR FM NORMAL  -250

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    LOWEST  SLP 29.27 ON 28

[REMARKS]
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