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

                                          STATION:   DES MOINES IA
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          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  91  64  78  18   0  13 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 18 160   M    M   3        28 180
 2  89  63  76  16   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 17 160   M    M   3        24 200
 3  84  65  75  16   0  10 0.03  0.0    0 13.0 30 260   M    M   7 1      39 250
 4  75  56  66   7   0   1 0.04  0.0    0  8.3 21 190   M    M   6        28 200
 5  75  49  62   4   3   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 29 300   M    M   1        37 320
 6  56  45  51  -7  14   0 0.04  0.0    0 16.7 40 290   M    M   7        50 290
 7  61  39  50  -7  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 17 290   M    M   3        25 250
 8  72  44  58   1   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 12  30   M    M   3        17  30
 9  64  40  52  -4  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 20 310   M    M   1        28 310
10  67  34  51  -5  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.1 13 290   M    M   1        17 290
11  64  47  56   0   9   0    T  0.0    0 10.5 20  80   M    M   7 3      28  70
12  63  52  58   3   7   0 0.31  0.0    0 14.3 23  70   M    M   9 13     31  70
13  66  50  58   3   7   0 0.09  0.0    0 10.3 23 130   M    M   9 13     31 250
14  54  49  52  -2  13   0 0.01  0.0    0  8.9 18 360   M    M  10 1      27  10
15  55  43  49  -5  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 17 350   M    M   7        23  20
16  65  41  53   0  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 15 310   M    M   1        20 350
17  69  37  53   0  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.2 16 180   M    M   3        21 180
18  70  52  61   9   4   0    T  0.0    0 12.1 23 290   M    M   8        29 300
19  65  49  57   5   8   0 0.01  0.0    0  9.9 23 320   M    M   8 1      28 320
20  75  44  60   9   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 13 300   M    M   2 1      18 300
21  70  45  58   7   7   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.8 25 310   M    M   3        33 310
22  65  36  51   1  14   0    T  0.0    0  7.8 17 110   M    M   4        22 110
23  80  51  66  16   0   1 0.02  0.0    0 12.7 21 180   M    M   4 3      28 190
24  74  62  68  19   0   3 0.02  0.0    0 15.0 30 190   M    M   6        40 190
25  66  61  64  15   1   0 0.05  0.0    0  4.5 14  90   M    M  10 1      17 140
26  70  63  67  19   0   2 1.26  0.0    0  8.7 18 200   M    M   8 1      30 210
27  65  31  48   0  17   0 0.02  0.0    0 15.3 28 300   M    M   8 13     39 330
28  38  30  34 -14  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 16  30   M    M   9        23  20
29  37  26  32 -15  33   0    T    T    0 11.2 18 320   M    M   9        27 310
30  41  26  34 -13  31   0    T    T    0 10.4 18 270   M    M   3        24 260
31  38  21  30 -16  35   0    T    T    0 17.4 32 300   M    M   5        44 310
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SM 2024 1415       328  41  1.90    T    305.1          M      168
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AV 65.3 45.6                               9.8 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    40 290                 50 290
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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:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   41 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 39 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 55.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.90    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.88    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    91 ON  1    GRTST 24HR  1.31 ON 25-26      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     21 ON 31                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  T            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   T   ON 29-29  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:  12
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   1    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   5    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   328    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  10
DPTR FM NORMAL   -55    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  15
TOTAL FM JUL 1   333    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL  -143

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    41
DPTR FM NORMAL    25    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1287    HIGHEST SLP 30.50 ON 31
DPTR FM NORMAL   216    LOWEST  SLP 29.52 ON 13

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