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

                                          STATION:   DES MOINES IA
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          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  55  28  42  10  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.3 28 280   M    M   3 1      35 280
 2  41  27  34   1  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 14 360   M    M   8        21  20
 3  54  31  43  10  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 14  50   M    M   6 18     18  40
 4  52  27  40   6  25   0    T  0.0    0  4.9 17 300   M    M   6 18     23 290
 5  55  29  42   8  23   0 0.01  0.0    0 11.3 24 100   M    M   7 3      35 110
 6  45  36  41   6  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 21 310   M    M   9 1      29 310
 7  48  33  41   6  24   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.5 25  70   M    M   9        33  70
 8  41  33  37   1  28   0 0.08  0.1    T 11.0 18 110   M    M  10 14     24 110
 9  39  32  36   0  29   0 0.39  2.3    0  8.4 15  90   M    M  10 12     21  70
10  35  30  33  -4  32   0    T    T    1  9.0 15 120   M    M  10        21 130
11  34  30  32  -5  33   0 0.63  6.4    T  9.2 18 100   M    M  10 1      24 140
12  32  24  28 -10  37   0    T    T    5 15.5 26 290   M    M  10 12     36 290
13  29  23  26 -12  39   0    T    T    5 13.1 22 300   M    M  10        28 330
14  40  22  31  -8  34   0 0.00  0.0    4  8.0 18 140   M    M   6        23 140
15  60  34  47   8  18   0 0.00  0.0    2 16.1 35 180   M    M   6        47 200
16  51  23  37  -3  28   0 0.15  1.1    0 17.3 35 320   M    M   9 14     50 300
17  34  11  23 -17  42   0    T    T    1 21.8 38 300   M    M   4        48 300
18  28   9  19 -21  46   0    T    T    T 20.6 30 300   M    M   6        39 310
19  44   9  27 -14  38   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.4 24 220   M    M   1        31 220
20  61  32  47   6  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.7 25 230   M    M   5        33 230
21  53  39  46   4  19   0    T  0.0    0 13.3 22 160   M    M   9 1      28 160
22  57  34  46   4  19   0 0.03  0.1    0  7.9 18 310   M    M   9 1234   27  10
23  43  30  37  -6  28   0 0.01    T    0  7.9 20  10   M    M   9        28  20
24  53  26  40  -3  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 16 100   M    M   6 8      24  60
25  57  34  46   3  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 14  20   M    M   7        21 290
26  40  32  36  -8  29   0 0.03  0.3    0  8.9 16 310   M    M   8 1      23  30
27  50  23  37  -7  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 15  40   M    M   5        22 350
28  50  27  39  -6  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 17 260   M    M   4        23 230
29  43  25  34 -11  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 17  10   M    M   7        26 350
30  70  30  50   5  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.5 30 150   M    M   7        42 150
31  78  34  56  10   9   0    T  0.0    0 19.1 40 270   M    M   6 3      52 270
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SM 1472  857       842   0  1.33 10.3    353.3          M      222
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AV 47.5 27.6                              11.4 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    40 270                 52 270
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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:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   41 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 39 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 37.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.33    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.84    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    78 ON 31    GRTST 24HR  0.63 ON 11-11      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      9 ON 19,18                             3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  10.3 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   6.4 ON 11-11  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   5 ON 13,12  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:   3    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   8
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  23    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   842    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   1
DPTR FM NORMAL    46    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  18
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5431    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 12
DPTR FM NORMAL  -157

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -2    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.45 ON 19
DPTR FM NORMAL    -2    LOWEST  SLP 29.17 ON 31

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