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

                                          STATION:   DES MOINES IA
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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  87  58  73  16   0   8 0.00  0.0    0 19.5 35 210   M    M   3        45 220
 2  83  59  71  14   0   6 0.00  0.0    0 12.7 22 210   M    M   4        29 200
 3  70  54  62   4   3   0 0.03  0.0    0 11.5 24 350   M    M   7 1      35 350
 4  63  45  54  -4  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.6 21  10   M    M   5        31 320
 5  67  39  53  -5  12   0    T  0.0    0  4.5 22 220   M    M   5        28 220
 6  65  46  56  -3   9   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.2 24 310   M    M   4        32 310
 7  68  44  56  -3   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 21 330   M    M   1        30 340
 8  52  43  48 -11  17   0 0.77    T    0 13.4 26 100   M    M   9 135    42 110
 9  62  40  51  -9  14   0 0.27  0.0    0  9.9 23  60   M    M   7 1      33  20
10  64  40  52  -8  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 18  40   M    M   4        26  30
11  61  41  51  -9  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 18  60   M    M   8        25  60
12  64  39  52  -9  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 15 140   M    M   2        20 130
13  68  43  56  -5   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 17 140   M    M   2        25 160
14  64  49  57  -5   8   0 0.05  0.0    0  8.1 17 180   M    M   9        22 180
15  72  54  63   1   2   0 0.15  0.0    0  7.4 15 180   M    M   8 13     19 160
16  62  51  57  -5   8   0 0.27  0.0    0  8.0 16 110   M    M   9 12     24  80
17  64  57  61  -2   4   0 0.16  0.0    0 10.0 17  90   M    M  10 1      27 100
18  68  60  64   1   1   0 0.07  0.0    0  8.9 14 130   M    M  10 1      22 110
19  78  65  72   8   0   7 0.01  0.0    0 12.2 23 150   M    M  10 1      29 140
20  74  65  70   6   0   5 0.45  0.0    0 10.6 18 160   M    M  10 1      28 160
21  80  67  74  10   0   9 0.04  0.0    0 13.8 23 160   M    M   7 1      32 170
22  79  65  72   7   0   7 0.04  0.0    0  9.4 18 190   M    M   8 13     23 190
23  83  63  73   8   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 18 190   M    M   7        27 200
24  81  67  74   9   0   9    T  0.0    0 11.4 22 220   M    M   9        32 180
25  79  64  72   6   0   7 0.07  0.0    0 11.7 22 210   M    M  10 3      29 220
26  81  56  69   3   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 15  80   M    M   5        22  80
27  78  45  62  -4   3   0 0.42  0.0    0 12.5 22  20   M    M   9 13     31 100
28  50  43  47 -20  18   0 0.01  0.0    0 10.5 18  10   M    M  10 1      24  20
29  66  41  54 -13  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 14 130   M    M   5        21 140
30  66  48  57 -11   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 16 170   M    M   9        19 170
31  73  49  61  -7   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 12 180   M    M   8        16 180
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SM 2172 1600       191  70  2.81    T    299.0          M      214
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AV 70.1 51.6                               9.6 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    35 210                 45 220
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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:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   41 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 39 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 60.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.81    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.6   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.43    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    87 ON  1    GRTST 24HR  1.04 ON  8- 9      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     39 ON 12, 5                             3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  T            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   T   ON  8- 8  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:  15
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   191    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   4
DPTR FM NORMAL    38    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  15
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6107    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 12
DPTR FM NORMAL   -55

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    70
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    92    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL     9    LOWEST  SLP 29.43 ON  2

[REMARKS]
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