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

                                          STATION:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          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  59  37  48  -9  17   0    T  0.0    0 11.3 23 340   M    M   6        38 340
 2  58  30  44 -12  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5 12 310   M    M   1 8      19 300
 3  58  43  51  -5  14   0    T  0.0    0  3.1 13  40   M    M  10        17  40
 4  59  30  45 -11  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5 10 180   M    M   2 1      15 170
 5  73  38  56   1   9   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.7 26 180   M    M   0        38 210
 6  83  43  63   8   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 21 250   M    M   0        30 250
 7  82  47  65  11   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 14 350   M    M   0        20  20
 8  77  40  59   5   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 17 150   M    M   0        23 120
 9  88  53  71  17   0   6 0.00  0.0    0 12.0 25 220   M    M   0        36 230
10  79  48  64  11   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 18  50   M    M   0        26  50
11  81  56  69  16   0   4    T  0.0    0 13.2 26 150   M    M   3        39 140
12  68  41  55   3  10   0    T  0.0    0 13.0 29 320   M    M   2 8      42 330
13  67  38  53   1  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 23 330   M    M   0 8      33 320
14  73  39  56   4   9   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.2 30 290   M    M   1 8      43 300
15  55  32  44  -7  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.7 25 290   M    M   0        35 310
16  53  32  43  -8  22   0    T  0.0    0 12.5 31 300   M    M   3 8      44 300
17  68  42  55   5  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.9 30 220   M    M   5        40 210
18  45  33  39 -11  26   0 0.08    M    M 10.1 22 350   M    M   7 1      31 330
19  36  31  34 -16  31   0 0.07    M    0  5.2 10 110   M    M  10 1      14  70
20  43  33  38 -11  27   0    T  0.0    0  7.7 15 120   M    M   9 1      21 140
21  47  35  41  -8  24   0 0.06  0.0    0  7.2 14  10   M    M   8 1      18  80
22  49  37  43  -5  22   0 0.99  0.0    0 12.1 24 350   M    M  10 13     33 360
23  41  27  34 -14  31   0    T  0.0    0 16.2 25 350   M    M   9        35 330
24  40  21  31 -17  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 13  40   M    M   4        18  40
25  36  27  32 -15  33   0    M    M    0 11.8 18 360   M    M  10 1      26  10
26  33  23  28 -19  37   0    M    M    M  9.8 17 340   M    M   7 1      25 340
27  40  20  30 -16  35   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 15 220   M    M   2        21 220
28  58  22  40  -6  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 24 340   M    M   0 8      31 350
29  43  30  37  -8  28   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 22 340   M    M   7        31 340
30  50  23  37  -8  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 16 150   M    M   2        20 160
31  66  33  50   6  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.5 35 220   M    M   0        47 220
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SM 1808 1084       570  10  1.20  0.0    308.0          M      118
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AV 58.3 35.0                               9.9 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    35 220                 47 220
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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:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 46.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.20    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -4.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.36    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    88 ON  9    GRTST 24HR  0.99 ON 22-22      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     20 ON 27                               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:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  13    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   570    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  18
DPTR FM NORMAL   118    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   6
TOTAL FM JUL 1   713    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL   117

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    10
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   939    HIGHEST SLP 30.45 ON 26
DPTR FM NORMAL   187    LOWEST  SLP 29.52 ON 11

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