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

                                          STATION:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          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  47  19  33 -11  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 10 140   M    M   0        14 180
 2  64  27  46   2  19   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.9 32 160   M    M   0        43 180
 3  77  39  58  13   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 17 250   M    M   0        25 210
 4  84  33  59  14   6   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 24 210   M    M   1 8      37 220
 5  82  62  72  26   0   7 0.00  0.0    0 14.1 29 180   M    M   0        38 180
 6  79  55  67  21   0   2 0.00  0.0    0 12.8 24 180   M    M   2        34 170
 7  75  57  66  20   0   1 0.44  0.0    0 10.2 22 180   M    M   6 13     32 170
 8  58  48  53   6  12   0 0.13  0.0    0 11.3 17 140   M    M  10 18     23 140
 9  56  47  52   5  13   0 0.01  0.0    0 12.9 22 290   M    M  10 1      30 280
10  53  43  48   0  17   0    T  0.0    0 16.5 26 340   M    M   9        37 350
11  64  42  53   5  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.6 23 330   M    M   5        30 330
12  59  40  50   2  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 18.4 31 300   M    M   1        41 290
13  54  29  42  -7  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.3 28 280   M    M   3 8      42 300
14  53  30  42  -7  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.3 22 300   M    M   2        30 310
15  50  36  43  -6  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 18 330   M    M   9        24 360
16  55  41  48  -2  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 13 330   M    M   9        18 320
17  65  44  55   5  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 20  10   M    M   7        32 330
18  65  46  56   6   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 24 340   M    M   5        34 340
19  47  31  39 -12  26   0    T    M    0 15.6 24 330   M    M   6        32 330
20  48  23  36 -15  29   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.2 22 330   M    M   3        30 320
21  48  23  36 -16  29   0    T    M    0 10.4 22 310   M    M   4 8      33 270
22  62  28  45  -7  20   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.1 21 200   M    M   1        33 220
23  58  37  48  -4  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 18 190   M    M   7        25 200
24  60  35  48  -5  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.4 22 330   M    M   3 1      28 330
25  62  32  47  -6  18   0 0.02  0.0    0 11.9 26 120   M    M   3        39 130
26  86  48  67  14   0   2 0.00  0.0    0 15.6 29 180   M    M   0        44 180
27  83  54  69  15   0   4 0.00  0.0    0 10.2 21 360   M    M   2        28 360
28  72  49  61   7   4   0    T  0.0    0 10.4 18 360   M    M   5        24 350
29  77  44  61   7   4   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.8 29 300   M    M   1        39 350
30  75  46  61   6   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 17 140   M    M   3        25 150
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SM 1918 1188       405  16  0.60  0.0    345.3          M      117
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AV 63.9 39.6                              11.5 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    32 160                 44 180
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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:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 51.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.60    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.84    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    86 ON 26    GRTST 24HR  0.47 ON  7- 8      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     19 ON  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:  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:   4
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   9    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   405    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  15
DPTR FM NORMAL   -61    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6422    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  5
DPTR FM NORMAL  -201

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    16
DPTR FM NORMAL    13    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    16    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL    13    LOWEST  SLP 29.40 ON  8

[REMARKS]
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