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

                                          STATION:   DES MOINES IA
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          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  82  62  72  -4   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 16  20   M    M   2 8      22  20
 2  79  58  69  -7   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  3.4 10  30   M    M   4        16  80
 3  80  59  70  -6   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  3.0 10 210   M    M   3        16 120
 4  82  58  70  -6   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 16 150   M    M   5        21 180
 5  81  65  73  -2   0   8 0.32  0.0    0  8.2 15 180   M    M   8 1      23 170
 6  87  64  76   1   0  11 0.09  0.0    0  9.2 22 300   M    M   6 13     29 310
 7  86  73  80   5   0  15    T  0.0    0 11.9 20 210   M    M  10 3      28 140
 8  84  68  76   1   0  11 0.04  0.0    0 11.1 33 260   M    M  10 13     46 250
 9  91  72  82   7   0  17 0.00  0.0    0  4.4 10 140   M    M   3 1      15 190
10  90  77  84   9   0  19 0.00  0.0    0 10.2 21 220   M    M   3 3      29 210
11  92  75  84   9   0  19 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 20 230   M    M   2        26 260
12  91  67  79   4   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 17  20   M    M   5        23  20
13  85  64  75   0   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 14 320   M    M   7        21 310
14  83  58  71  -3   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  3.2 13 110   M    M   1        19 110
15  82  60  71  -3   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 15 140   M    M   1        23 100
16  83  62  73  -1   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 15 140   M    M   1        21 140
17  88  63  76   2   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 16 150   M    M   1        24 160
18  88  67  78   4   0  13 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 17 150   M    M   2        22 150
19  88  69  79   5   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 17 150   M    M   1 1      25 110
20  90  70  80   6   0  15 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 24 140   M    M   6 3      33 140
21  80  63  72  -1   0   7 0.00  0.0    0 10.3 22 310   M    M   4        30 290
22  83  57  70  -3   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 15 130   M    M   2        27 140
23  95  71  83  10   0  18 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 14 130   M    M   7        20 140
24  97  76  87  14   0  22    T  0.0    0 11.6 22 180   M    M   2 3      32 200
25  93  72  83  11   0  18 0.30  0.0    0  8.3 25 200   M    M   5 3      33 210
26  86  68  77   5   0  12 0.50  0.0    0 10.2 28 330   M    M   5 13     39 330
27  93  71  82  10   0  17 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 24 190   M    M   2        33 180
28  92  76  84  12   0  19 0.00  0.0    0 11.2 21 180   M    M   3        29 200
29  84  68  76   4   0  11    T  0.0    0  6.8 22 310   M    M   7        30 310
30  87  63  75   4   0  10 0.51  0.0    0  5.6 45 360   M    M   4 13     59 360
31  76  63  70  -1   0   5 0.37  0.0    0  7.0 23 130   M    M   7 13     36 120
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SM 2678 2059         0 362  2.13  0.0    255.8          M      129
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AV 86.4 66.4                               8.3 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    45 360                 59 360
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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:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   41 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 39 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 76.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.13    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.04    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    97 ON 24    GRTST 24HR  0.88 ON 30-31      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     57 ON 22                               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:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:  10    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  13
DPTR FM NORMAL    -4    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  15
TOTAL FM JUL 1     0    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   362
DPTR FM NORMAL    82    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1153    HIGHEST SLP 30.28 ON 14
DPTR FM NORMAL   218    LOWEST  SLP 29.67 ON 20

[REMARKS]
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