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

                                          STATION:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2024
                                          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  33  22  28   7  37   0 0.00  0.0    M  6.8 12 210   M    M   6        15 260
 2  41  21  31  10  34   0 0.00  0.0    M  8.6 16 260   M    M   5        20 240
 3  35  24  30   9  35   0 0.00  0.0    M  8.9 17 350   M    M   7 1      22 350
 4  40  21  31  11  34   0 0.00  0.0    M  1.7 10 180   M    M   6        13 170
 5  37  22  30  10  35   0 0.00  0.0    M  6.4 13 140   M    M   3 18     16 130
 6  35  29  32  12  33   0 0.00  0.0    M  3.7 12 280   M    M  10 18     15 290
 7  31  19  25   5  40   0    M    M    M  8.2 17 320   M    M   5 18     25 290
 8  36  26  31  11  34   0    M    M    M 11.0 18  80   M    M   7 18     27  90
 9  32  19  26   6  39   0    M    M    M 19.2 31 330   M    M  10 1      44 350
10  28  18  23   3  42   0    M    M    M  9.7 17 150   M    M   7 1      23 280
11  25  13  19  -1  46   0 0.00  0.0    M  8.9 23  10   M    M   7 18     29  20
12  18   6  12  -8  53   0    M    M    M 23.6 36 330   M    M  10 1289   53 350
13   7 -15  -4 -24  69   0    M    M    M 22.8 32 300   M    M  10 8      43 320
14  -7 -17 -12 -31  77   0 0.00  0.0    M 13.7 25 290   M    M   3 8      32 310
15   0 -12  -6 -25  71   0 0.00  0.0    M 12.7 23 300   M    M   1        29 300
16   7  -9  -1 -20  66   0 0.00  0.0    M 14.1 23 260   M    M   0        29 260
17  21  -1  10  -9  55   0    M    M    M  6.2 17 250   M    M   6 1      22 230
18  20   4  12  -7  53   0    M    M    M 10.9 24 330   M    M  10 189    33 330
19   5  -5   0 -19  65   0 0.00  0.0    M 12.8 24 330   M    M   2 8      36 330
20   5 -11  -3 -22  68   0 0.00  0.0    M  5.8 15 340   M    M   0        19 340
21  27  -8  10  -9  55   0 0.00  0.0    M 12.3 22 160   M    M   2        29 150
22  34  26  30  11  35   0 0.00  0.0    M  8.7 18 180   M    M   7 1      24 190
23  35  32  34  14  31   0 0.04  0.0    M  5.2  9  90   M    M  10 1      13  90
24  36  32  34  14  31   0 0.00  0.0    M  3.4  8 130   M    M  10 12     10 130
25  37  33  35  15  30   0 0.30  0.0    M  2.5  6 350   M    M  10 12      8 350
26  38  34  36  16  29   0 0.08  0.0    M  6.6 14 340   M    M  10 1      18 330
27  35  32  34  14  31   0 0.00  0.0    M  8.1 15 320   M    M  10 1      20 320
28  37  23  30  10  35   0 0.00  0.0    M  5.5 15 340   M    M   7 12     20 350
29  49  21  35  15  30   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.0 20 330   M    M   0 1      29 340
30  40  34  37  17  28   0 0.00  0.0    M 10.5 22 330   M    M   9        30 340
31  54  31  43  23  22   0 0.00  0.0    M  6.5 17 220   M    M   4 12     22 220
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SM  871  464      1343   0  0.42  0.0    292.0          M      194
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AV 28.1 15.0                               9.4 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    36 330                 53 350
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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:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2024
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 21.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.42    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.19    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    54 ON 31    GRTST 24HR  0.30 ON 25-25      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -17 ON 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:  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:  14    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   3
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  28    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   8    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1343    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   7
DPTR FM NORMAL   -58    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  3336    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 11
DPTR FM NORMAL  -731

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.75 ON 20
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.39 ON  9

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