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

                                          STATION:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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  60  34  47  17  18   0 0.05  0.0    M 10.6 18 260   M    M   2        24 250
 2  58  33  46  16  19   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.1 20 350   M    M   1        26 340
 3  58  32  45  15  20   0 0.00  0.0    M  6.9 17 360   M    M   0        22 360
 4  39  27  33   4  32   0 0.00  0.0    M  6.4 14 350   M    M   7 1      18 360
 5  50  31  41  12  24   0 0.00  0.0    M 14.9 36 310   M    M   7        51 320
 6  31   7  19  -9  46   0 0.00  0.0    M 16.0 36 320   M    M   3        52 320
 7  39   8  24  -4  41   0 0.00  0.0    M 10.4 21 180   M    M   5        30 180
 8  34  14  24  -4  41   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.3 18 140   M    M   0        27 140
 9  54  31  43  16  22   0    T  0.0    M 10.0 18 340   M    M   3        28 340
10  38  31  35   8  30   0    T    M    M 12.5 22 340   M    M   8 168    31 340
11  38  24  31   4  34   0    M    M    M 15.1 32 330   M    M   3 16     46 320
12  53  25  39  13  26   0 0.00  0.0    M 12.2 28 220   M    M   0        35 230
13  51  24  38  12  27   0 0.00  0.0    M  4.0 12 200   M    M   0        16 200
14  57  30  44  18  21   0 0.00  0.0    M  8.3 17 160   M    M   1        23 170
15  74  36  55  30  10   0 0.85  0.0    M 21.9 53 240   M    M   5 138    70 240
16  39  22  31   6  34   0 0.00  0.0    M 16.1 38 260   M    M   3        54 270
17  39  19  29   4  36   0 0.00  0.0    M  6.7 15 100   M    M   3        20 100
18  31  20  26   2  39   0 0.00  0.0    M 12.5 22 330   M    M   7        27 350
19  35  20  28   4  37   0 0.00  0.0    M 11.1 20 190   M    M   5        28 170
20  36  15  26   2  39   0 0.00  0.0    M 10.5 24 350   M    M   0        31 330
21  39  11  25   2  40   0 0.00  0.0    M 11.4 32 300   M    M   0 8      43 330
22  41  12  27   4  38   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.1 20 170   M    M   0        26 180
23  48  22  35  12  30   0 0.00  0.0    M  5.7 14 280   M    M   0 8      18 260
24  54  32  43  20  22   0 0.00  0.0    M  8.7 23 350   M    M   6 1      30 350
25  48  23  36  14  29   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.1 18 350   M    M   2        24 360
26  42  17  30   8  35   0    T  0.0    M  9.7 23 100   M    M   4 1      39 110
27  42  24  33  11  32   0 0.00  0.0    M  9.2 29 300   M    M   3 12     36 280
28  34  15  25   3  40   0    M    M    M 10.9 26 310   M    M   7 16     35 290
29  18   7  13  -9  52   0    M    M    M  8.1 21 330   M    M   6 1      26 330
30  29  14  22   1  43   0 0.00  0.0    M  6.0 13 170   M    M   7 1      18 170
31  29   9  19  -2  46   0    T  0.0    M 12.5 29 350   M    M   7 16     39 350
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SM 1338  669      1003   0  0.90  0.0    316.9          M      105
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AV 43.2 21.6                              10.2 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    53 240                 70 240
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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:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 32.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.90    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   7.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.15    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    74 ON 15    GRTST 24HR  0.85 ON 15-15      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      7 ON 29, 6                             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:  M  ON   M    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:   5    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   2
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  28    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1003    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  17
DPTR FM NORMAL  -231    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  14
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2096    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL  -568

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1083    HIGHEST SLP 30.41 ON  4
DPTR FM NORMAL   297    LOWEST  SLP 29.21 ON 15

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