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

                                          STATION:   OTTUMWA IA
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2024
                                          LATITUDE:   41  6 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  92 27 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  51  31  41   8  24   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.0 20 180   M    M   2        26 170
 2  66  33  50  17  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.2 23 170   M    M   0        34 130
 3  80  46  63  29   2   0 0.00  0.0    0 20.0 35 200   M    M   0        49 190
 4  69  41  55  21  10   0 0.01  0.0    0 12.5 25 360   M    M   8 3      32  10
 5  52  33  43   8  22   0 0.01  0.0    0  7.9 21 360   M    M   7        27 350
 6  57  28  43   8  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 16  90   M    M   0 1      22  70
 7  52  38  45   9  20   0 0.18  0.0    0 11.3 18  90   M    M   9 1      25  80
 8  45  32  39   3  26   0 0.11  0.0    0 16.4 25 340   M    M  10 1      32 340
 9  46  24  35  -2  30   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.5 25 320   M    M   0        36 320
10  54  19  37   0  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 12 170   M    M   0        17 240
11  73  37  55  17  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.7 25 230   M    M   0        37 210
12  70  48  59  21   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 23 230   M    M   1 8      31 230
13  70  41  56  18   9   0 0.18  0.0    0  6.5 18  90   M    M   2 138    23  90
14  55  46  51  12  14   0 0.85  0.0    0  9.4 17  30   M    M  10 13     25  50
15  59  38  49  10  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 18 320   M    M   3        26 330
16  57  36  47   7  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.2 29 310   M    M   2        39 310
17  36  23  30 -10  35   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.5 30 330   M    M   4        39 330
18  35  18  27 -13  38   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.3 22 330   M    M   2        28 320
19  64  27  46   5  19   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.8 28 320   M    M   M        38 320
20  44  30  37  -4  28   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.5 24 350   M    M   3        31 340
21  50  29  40  -2  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 17  90   M    M   5        27 100
22  41  30  36  -6  29   0 0.23  0.0    0 13.7 23 350   M    M  10 168    31  50
23  41  20  31 -12  34   0    T    T    0  9.7 21 130   M    M   5 1      27 130
24  54  35  45   2  20   0 0.01  0.0    0 15.6 30 140   M    M   7        39 130
25  62  50  56  13   9   0 0.00  0.0    0 18.3 28 160   M    M   6        39 160
26  51  27  39  -5  26   0 0.45    T    0 15.2 24 240   M    M  10 1      35 290
27  46  26  36  -8  29   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 18 230   M    M   6        26 300
28  59  26  43  -2  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 14  80   M    M   3        18  80
29  70  37  54   9  11   0    T  0.0    0 10.8 22 120   M    M   3 3      28 120
30  63  44  54   9  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 22 320   M    M   0        30 320
31  59  41  50   4  15   0 0.53  0.0    0 12.7 22  60   M    M   9 13     30  50
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SM 1731 1034       623   0  2.56    T    376.2          M      127
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AV 55.8 33.4                              12.1 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    35 200                 49 190
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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:   OTTUMWA IA
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2024
                                          LATITUDE:   41  6 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  92 27 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 44.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.56    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   5.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.32    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    80 ON  3    GRTST 24HR  1.03 ON 13-14      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     18 ON 18                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  T            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   T   ON 23-23  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:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  15    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   623    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  14
DPTR FM NORMAL  -168    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10
TOTAL FM JUL 1  4633    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL  -907

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -2    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.40 ON 23
DPTR FM NORMAL    -2    LOWEST  SLP 29.30 ON 26

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