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

                                          STATION:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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  82  56  69  -4   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 18  10   M    M   2 8      25  10
 2  78  54  66  -7   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  1.9  9 120   M    M   4        13 350
 3  80  52  66  -7   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  1.9  8 180   M    M   0 18     12 140
 4  82  53  68  -5   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  6.2 16 140   M    M   1 1      25 170
 5  80  64  72   0   0   7 0.12  0.0    0  7.2 16 200   M    M   5 12     24 200
 6  86  63  75   3   0  10 0.10  0.0    0  7.1 17 220   M    M   1 138    24 320
 7  84  71  78   6   0  13 0.12  0.0    0  9.4 20 200   M    M   1 13     28 200
 8  83  68  76   4   0  11 0.52  0.0    0 10.4 20 280   M    M   4 13     29 290
 9  88  69  79   7   0  14 0.25  0.0    0  3.8 10 200   M    M   2 13     14 210
10  88  73  81   9   0  16 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 14 260   M    M   3 1      19 250
11  90  64  77   5   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 18 250   M    M   1 1      28 250
12  90  59  75   3   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 20 340   M    M   0        26 360
13  85  57  71  -1   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 17 310   M    M   0        25 310
14  83  48  66  -6   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  2.6 12 110   M    M   0        15 120
15  82  48  65  -6   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 15 160   M    M   0 1      21 140
16  83  53  68  -3   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 15 140   M    M   1 12     23 130
17  88  56  72   1   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 16 150   M    M   1        23 140
18  89  64  77   6   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 17 160   M    M   1 1      23 170
19  89  63  76   5   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 17 150   M    M   0 12     24 140
20  90  66  78   8   0  13 1.22  0.0    0 11.7 25 150   M    M   4 138    36 140
21  78  59  69  -1   0   4    T  0.0    0  8.4 21 310   M    M   1 13     31 300
22  80  53  67  -3   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 15 160   M    M   0        20 150
23  90  67  79   9   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 16 140   M    M   1 3      28 310
24  94  71  83  13   0  18 0.09  0.0    0  9.0 31 170   M    M   1 3      43 170
25  91  70  81  11   0  16    T  0.0    0  5.6 14 340   M    M   1        19 340
26  86  68  77   8   0  12 0.44  0.0    0  7.7 29 280   M    M   3 13     40 280
27  93  70  82  13   0  17 0.00  0.0    0 10.6 22 170   M    M   2        29 170
28  91  74  83  14   0  18 0.33  0.0    0  8.7 17 190   M    M   3 13     26 190
29  82  59  71   2   0   6 0.03  0.0    0  6.9 21 300   M    M   2        31 300
30  84  57  71   3   0   6 1.14  0.0    0  4.6 33 340   M    M   3 13     43 350
31  77  58  68   0   0   3 0.13  0.0    0  5.1 25 100   M    M   5        37 110
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SM 2646 1907         0 271  4.49  0.0    214.5          M       53
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AV 85.4 61.5                               6.9 FASTST   M    M   2    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    33 340               # 43 170
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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:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 73.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   4.49    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.36    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    94 ON 24    GRTST 24HR  1.27 ON 30-31      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     48 ON 15,14                             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:  12
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   8    0.10 INCH OR MORE:  10
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   2

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  26
DPTR FM NORMAL   -12    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   5
TOTAL FM JUL 1     0    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL   -11

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   271
DPTR FM NORMAL    75    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   948    HIGHEST SLP 30.29 ON 14
DPTR FM NORMAL   246    LOWEST  SLP 29.67 ON 20

[REMARKS]
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