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

                                          STATION:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          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  84  54  69  -4   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 10 340   M    M   4        16 280
 2  80  59  70  -3   0   5    T  0.0    0 11.2 20  20   M    M   5        29 350
 3  74  54  64  -9   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 17  10   M    M   4        25  10
 4  75  46  61 -12   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.6  9 190   M    M   2        13  40
 5  76  46  61 -12   4   0    T  0.0    0  5.1 14 150   M    M   5        20 180
 6  77  61  69  -3   0   4 0.12  0.0    0  9.5 21 160   M    M   7 13     27 160
 7  86  61  74   2   0   9 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 21 160   M    M   3        29 170
 8  89  68  79   7   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 20 170   M    M   3        28 180
 9  90  69  80   8   0  15 0.03  0.0    0  7.5 17 150   M    M   3 1      29 320
10  81  58  70  -2   0   5 0.72  0.0    0   M   M   M   M    M   3 13      M  M
11  82  54  68  -4   0   3 0.00  0.0    0   M   M   M   M    M   0         M  M
12  85  60  73   1   0   8    T  0.0    0  6.9 16 160   M    M   3        22 160
13  87  71  79   7   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 14 130   M    M   2 1      21 170
14  87  66  77   5   0  12 0.47  0.0    0  7.3 18 150   M    M   5 123    26 300
15  82  58  70  -1   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 18 350   M    M   1 3      26 350
16  88  56  72   1   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 12 290   M    M   2        17 290
17  82  56  69  -2   0   4 0.00  0.0    0 12.1 23 360   M    M   1        34 340
18  81  52  67  -4   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  3.7 13 320   M    M   0        19 350
19  82  50  66  -5   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 14 170   M    M   0 1      20 190
20  84  52  68  -3   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 16 180   M    M   0 12     21 180
21  88  54  71   1   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 15 150   M    M   0        19 160
22  87  65  76   6   0  11 0.56  0.0    0  7.9 21  30   M    M   2 13     30  70
23  95  62  79   9   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  1.5  8 270   M    M   0 1      11 220
24  93  66  80  10   0  15 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 14 170   M    M   0 1      20 220
25  94  68  81  11   0  16 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 16 180   M    M   0        23 210
26  94  68  81  12   0  16 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 20 200   M    M   0        31 220
27  93  70  82  13   0  17 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 17 190   M    M   0        27 180
28  95  69  82  13   0  17 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 21 260   M    M   1 3      29 330
29  80  53  67  -2   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 18 340   M    M   0        24 330
30  80  49  65  -3   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 16 170   M    M   0        24 160
31  78  52  65  -3   0   0 0.13  0.0    0  8.6 30 320   M    M   2 13     43 320
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SM 2629 1827         9 229  2.03     0.0 208.5          M       58
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AV 84.8 58.9                               7.2 FASTST   M    M   2    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 30 320               # 43  320
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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:    AUGUST
                                          YEAR:     2020
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 71.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.03    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.39    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    95 ON 28,23 GRTST 24HR  0.72 ON 10-10      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     46 ON  5, 4                            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:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   7    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.     9    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  25
DPTR FM NORMAL    -3    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   6
TOTAL FM JUL 1     9    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -7

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   229
DPTR FM NORMAL    32    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   876    HIGHEST SLP 30.17 ON  4
DPTR FM NORMAL   193    LOWEST  SLP 29.65 ON 28

[REMARKS]
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