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

                                          STATION:   DES MOINES IA
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          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  61  44  53  -6  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.2 26 340   M    M   7        38 340
 2  58  36  47 -11  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.8 12 320   M    M   6        17 340
 3  53  44  49  -9  16   0 0.26  0.0    0  3.5 10  20   M    M   9 1      17 110
 4  58  37  48 -10  17   0 0.01  0.0    0  4.6 10 150   M    M   1 12     14 130
 5  71  42  57   0   8   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.6 26 180   M    M   3        38 170
 6  80  47  64   7   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 20 230   M    M   1        25 230
 7  83  53  68  12   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 13  10   M    M   0        18 350
 8  76  49  63   7   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 17 150   M    M   1        23 100
 9  86  59  73  17   0   8 0.00  0.0    0 13.7 26 210   M    M   2        37 190
10  79  59  69  14   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 17  30   M    M   0        25  30
11  82  58  70  15   0   5    T  0.0    0 14.1 33 300   M    M   4        45 290
12  67  48  58   4   7   0    T  0.0    0 15.6 32 300   M    M   3        39 300
13  67  47  57   3   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 26 310   M    M   4        33 310
14  75  48  62   8   3   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.6 35 320   M    M   9        45 320
15  55  36  46  -7  19   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 25 310   M    M   3 8      39 310
16  54  35  45  -8  20   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.9 31 300   M    M   6        47 310
17  68  43  56   3   9   0    T  0.0    0 16.7 32 190   M    M   8        47 180
18  43  33  38 -14  27   0 0.16  1.0    1  8.8 24 340   M    M   9 1      32 350
19  37  30  34 -18  31   0 0.12  1.2    0  7.0 13  90   M    M   9 1      20 100
20  43  31  37 -15  28   0 0.03  0.0    T  6.9 13 100   M    M  10 18     20 110
21  50  37  44  -7  21   0 1.03  0.0    0  6.9 15  70   M    M   9 13     22  90
22  53  37  45  -6  20   0 2.08  0.0    0  9.7 23 360   M    M  10 123    33 360
23  40  31  36 -14  29   0 0.24  0.0    0 15.0 24 340   M    M  10 1      37 340
24  40  25  33 -17  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 14  60   M    M   9        18  70
25  36  28  32 -18  33   0 0.05  0.5    0 11.8 17 360   M    M  10 1      24  10
26  33  24  29 -20  36   0 0.03  0.4    1  8.7 16 360   M    M   9 1      23  20
27  39  24  32 -17  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 15 190   M    M   4        20 190
28  54  25  40  -8  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 20 340   M    M   5        28 350
29  44  31  38 -10  27   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 23 360   M    M   8        33  10
30  51  28  40  -8  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 14 130   M    M   2        20 150
31  67  38  53   6  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.8 32 260   M    M   2        43 210
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SM 1803 1207       519  20  4.01  3.1    310.7          M      173
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AV 58.2 38.9                              10.0 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    35 320               # 47 310
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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:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   41 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 39 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 48.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   4.01    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -4.6   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.37    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    86 ON  9    GRTST 24HR  2.98 ON 21-22      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     24 ON 27,26                             3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   3.1 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.2 ON 19-19  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   1 ON 26,18  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:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  10    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   2

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   519    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  11
DPTR FM NORMAL   135    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   8
TOTAL FM JUL 1   621    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 12
DPTR FM NORMAL   137

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    20
DPTR FM NORMAL     6    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1208    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   142    LOWEST  SLP 28.98 ON 31

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