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

                                          STATION:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          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  58  28  43  13  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 21 350   M    M   0        28 350
 2  39  29  34   4  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 20 330   M    M   7        29 320
 3  53  29  41  10  24   0    T    M    0 12.3 25 290   M    M   3        34 290
 4  55  25  40   9  25   0    T  0.0    0  8.2 18 200   M    M   2        26 210
 5  47  33  40   8  25   0    T  0.0    0 22.3 38 320   M    M   6        56 300
 6  47  27  37   5  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 26 330   M    M   1        37 340
 7  66  29  48  15  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.4 28 180   M    M   0        39 200
 8  71  44  58  25   7   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.1 29 190   M    M   1        40 190
 9  58  30  44  10  21   0 0.26  0.0    0 13.8 24 220   M    M   9 16     34 220
10  49  25  37   3  28   0    T  0.0    0  6.6 16 320   M    M   5        21 320
11  56  38  47  12  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 13 180   M    M   5 1      17 190
12  63  35  49  14  16   0    T  0.0    0 16.7 32 320   M    M   4        45 320
13  48  28  38   2  27   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 21 320   M    M   2        26 320
14  37  27  32  -4  33   0 0.11    M    M  8.8 15  50   M    M  10 1      21  50
15  42  22  32  -4  33   0 0.00  0.0    M  8.0 15 170   M    M   7        20 170
16  45  32  39   2  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 17 350   M    M  10 18     22 360
17  48  25  37   0  28   0 0.18  0.0    0  6.1 16 330   M    M   3 1      21 330
18  48  40  44   6  21   0 0.97  0.0    0  5.7 12 120   M    M  10 1      16 120
19  52  35  44   6  21   0 1.03  0.0    0 13.1 29 350   M    M  10 13     40 360
20  36  23  30  -9  35   0 0.05    M    M 17.1 33 350   M    M   7 1      43 340
21  43  26  35  -4  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 20 130   M    M   7        26 120
22  39  31  35  -5  30   0 0.01    M    0 13.1 21 140   M    M  10 18     27 140
23  46  33  40   0  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 14 150   M    M  10 12     18 140
24  51  38  45   4  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 18 160   M    M   7 1      23 120
25  53  35  44   3  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 17 150   M    M   9 1      22 160
26  57  41  49   7  16   0    T  0.0    0  9.2 17 350   M    M   8 1      24 350
27  52  41  47   5  18   0 0.04  0.0    0  7.9 17 110   M    M   9 128    25 110
28  66  41  54  12  11   0 0.09  0.0    0 14.8 33 230   M    M   9 13     44 230
29  57  33  45   2  20   0    T  0.0    0 20.0 33 310   M    M   6 1      48 290
30  64  28  46   3  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 15 360   M    M   0        21  10
31  61  35  48   4  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 16 110   M    M   1        24 100
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SM 1607  986       713   0  2.74     0.0 325.8          M      178
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AV 51.8 31.8                              10.5 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 38 320               # 56  300
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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:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2020
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 41.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.74    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   4.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.64    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    71 ON  8    GRTST 24HR  1.03 ON 19-19      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     22 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:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  17    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   713    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   8
DPTR FM NORMAL  -158    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5812    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 10
DPTR FM NORMAL  -344

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.68 ON 15
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.26 ON 28

[REMARKS]
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