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

                                          STATION:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          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  63  36  50   6  15   0    T  0.0    0 14.3 22 150   M    M   4        30 160
 2  65  41  53   9  12   0 0.01  0.0    0 14.3 23 160   M    M   7        32 160
 3  41  27  34 -11  31   0 0.18    M    0 15.9 22 340   M    M  10 16     31 330
 4  49  23  36  -9  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 18 340   M    M   4        23 350
 5  61  26  44  -2  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 18 150   M    M   1        27 110
 6  66  41  54   8  11   0    T  0.0    0  9.8 22 180   M    M   8 3      28 200
 7  83  51  67  21   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 20 300   M    M   3 18     28 310
 8  65  40  53   6  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 28 360   M    M   3 1      35 350
 9  49  28  39  -8  26   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.6 38 320   M    M   4        55 350
10  53  19  36 -12  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 18 190   M    M   3        26 200
11  52  35  44  -4  21   0 0.05  0.0    0  7.1 16 160   M    M   5 1      20 180
12  47  28  38 -10  27   0 1.31    M    0 19.8 36 350   M    M  10 123    51 360
13  41  24  33 -16  32   0    T    M    0 18.2 31 280   M    M   2 8      43 280
14  40  23  32 -17  33   0 0.03    M    0 12.9 28 270   M    M   5 1      37 260
15  41  17  29 -20  36   0    T    M    M  5.8 15  20   M    M   7 12     22  20
16  42  26  34 -16  31   0 0.10    M    0  3.8 14 190   M    M   8 1      18 170
17  49  29  39 -11  26   0 0.03    M    M  9.2 21 240   M    M   8 1      26 240
18  68  32  50   0  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 18.8 33 210   M    M   1        46 230
19  61  34  48  -3  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.1 22 340   M    M   1        30 320
20  68  33  51   0  14   0    T  0.0    0 13.3 32 300   M    M   6        44 300
21  64  35  50  -2  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 16 300   M    M   0        23 270
22  82  50  66  14   0   1 0.14  0.0    0 14.4 31 220   M    M   4 3      43 220
23  74  44  59   7   6   0 0.02  0.0    0  7.9 22  60   M    M   1 13     31  40
24  60  49  55   2  10   0    T  0.0    0  7.3 16  80   M    M   6 138    21  50
25  68  42  55   2  10   0 0.01  0.0    0  6.1 22 300   M    M   3 18     31 300
26  70  44  57   4   8   0 0.03  0.0    0  7.3 20 210   M    M   5        28 200
27  81  47  64  10   1   0    T  0.0    0 10.7 29 220   M    M   2        38 180
28  76  49  63   9   2   0 0.08  0.0    0 12.5 33 330   M    M   4 13     42 330
29  64  47  56   2   9   0 0.00  0.0    0 22.4 37 360   M    M   5        51 360
30  74  44  59   4   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 20 310   M    M   0 8      27 310
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SM 1817 1064       505   3  1.99     0.0 338.0          M      130
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AV 60.6 35.5                              11.3 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 38 320               # 55  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:    APRIL
                                          YEAR:     2020
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 48.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.99    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.6   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.45    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    83 ON  7    GRTST 24HR  1.31 ON 12-12      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     17 ON 15                               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:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  12    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   505    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12
DPTR FM NORMAL    39    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  15
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6317    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL  -305

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     3
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     3    HIGHEST SLP 30.37 ON 16
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.55 ON 12

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