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

                                          STATION:   DES MOINES IA
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          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  42  14  28  -3  37   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.9 10 110   M    M   1        20 110
 2  47  21  34   4  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.3  9  30   M    M   4        12  20
 3  44  20  32   2  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 14 260   M    M   3 8      17 260
 4  51  26  39   9  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 14 300   M    M   1        18 310
 5  48  24  36   7  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 12 330   M    M   1        15 320
 6  38  27  33   4  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 15 290   M    M   7        19 290
 7  34  30  32   4  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 12 260   M    M   9 1      15 260
 8  53  27  40  12  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 14 230   M    M   8 12     19 230
 9  59  36  48  20  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 13 320   M    M   2        19 330
10  64  29  47  20  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 17 360   M    M   6        24 360
11  39  32  36   9  29   0 0.44  0.4    0 15.5 24  50   M    M  10 1      36  60
12  32  19  26  -1  39   0 0.51  6.2    6 11.5 22  20   M    M   8 19     29  10
13  26  14  20  -6  45   0    T    T    6  7.5 21 310   M    M   8 1      25 280
14  22  11  17  -9  48   0 0.00  0.0    6  6.6 17 320   M    M   6        24 310
15  24  17  21  -5  44   0 0.00  0.0    6  5.9 12 120   M    M  10        16 120
16  27  13  20  -5  45   0 0.00  0.0    5  3.6  9 250   M    M   6 1      10 260
17  27  20  24  -1  41   0    T    T    5  4.7 10 190   M    M   9 1      15 170
18  43  23  33   8  32   0 0.00  0.0    5  9.0 21 150   M    M   7 1      28 140
19  35  21  28   3  37   0    T  0.0    3  9.4 17 310   M    M   7 16     25 330
20  41  19  30   6  35   0 0.00  0.0    2  7.3 21 220   M    M   4 1      28 220
21  47  30  39  15  26   0 0.00  0.0    1 15.8 32 280   M    M   2        46 280
22  52  26  39  15  26   0 0.00  0.0    T 13.7 29 180   M    M   7        40 160
23  53  10  32   8  33   0 0.02  0.8    0 24.9 41 300   M    M   9 19     54 300
24  13   4   9 -15  56   0    T    T    1 19.0 35 300   M    M   3 9      46 300
25  30   2  16  -8  49   0 0.00  0.0    1  7.8 18 320   M    M   1        27 300
26  37  17  27   3  38   0 0.00  0.0    T  5.2 10  90   M    M   5        16 110
27  31  26  29   6  36   0 0.01  0.1    T 10.5 21 310   M    M   9 14     27 310
28  28  19  24   1  41   0 0.00  0.0    T  9.1 20 300   M    M   8        26 310
29  31  20  26   3  39   0 0.98  9.6    T  9.6 18 140   M    M  10 126    26 110
30  32  23  28   5  37   0    T    T    9 16.6 33 300   M    M   8 168    38 300
31  27  19  23   0  42   0 0.00  0.0    8  7.3 16 170   M    M   8 1      22 130
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SM 1177  639      1099   0  1.96 17.1    278.4          M      187
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AV 38.0 20.6                               9.0 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    41 300                 54 300
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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:   DES MOINES IA
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   41 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 39 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 29.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.96    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.54    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    64 ON 10    GRTST 24HR  0.98 ON 29-29      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      2 ON 25                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  17.1 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   9.6 ON 29-29  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   9 ON 30     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:  13    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   5
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  30    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1099    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   8
DPTR FM NORMAL  -110    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2342    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 10
DPTR FM NORMAL  -125

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1208    HIGHEST SLP 30.53 ON 29
DPTR FM NORMAL   142    LOWEST  SLP 29.24 ON 23

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