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

                                          STATION:   MASON CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   43  9 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 20 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  90  60  75  20   0  10 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 22 180   M    M   0        30 170
 2  88  55  72  17   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 21 200   M    M   0        28 210
 3  84  59  72  18   0   7 0.11  0.0    0 13.3 30 240   M    M   4 13     41 180
 4  70  45  58   4   7   0 0.01  0.0    0 10.2 21 290   M    M   5        28 260
 5  68  42  55   2  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.6 32 300   M    M   1        45 300
 6  54  40  47  -6  18   0 0.02  0.0    0 19.5 32 310   M    M   7        44 300
 7  58  37  48  -4  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 18 300   M    M   4 8      23 300
 8  66  37  52   0  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 16 350   M    M   5        23 350
 9  57  32  45  -7  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.1 21 320   M    M   1        27 320
10  59  29  44  -7  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 15 330   M    M   0        18 300
11  64  28  46  -5  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 18 100   M    M  10 18     24  90
12  52  47  50   0  15   0 1.14  0.0    0 19.9 30  90   M    M  10 1      44  90
13  55  47  51   1  14   0 0.44  0.0    0 19.0 33  90   M    M  10 13     43  90
14  56  45  51   2  14   0 0.03  0.0    0 12.5 21  20   M    M   9 1      29  20
15  52  39  46  -3  19   0    T  0.0    0 12.2 21 330   M    M   6        28 340
16  60  35  48   0  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 17 320   M    M   0 1      25 350
17  65  31  48   0  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.2 16 210   M    M   0 1      22 210
18  66  43  55   8  10   0    T  0.0    0 11.5 21 260   M    M   3        28 260
19  61  41  51   4  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.8 22 310   M    M   6 1      26 310
20  70  39  55   9  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 16 270   M    M   0 1      21 270
21  63  40  52   6  13   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.8 33 320   M    M   1        45 310
22  60  30  45   0  20   0 0.03  0.0    0  7.8 21 100   M    M   1 12     28 100
23  73  47  60  15   5   0 0.28  0.0    0 11.0 21 160   M    M   5 13     33 140
24  77  62  70  26   0   5    T  0.0    0 15.0 24 210   M    M   7 3      34 200
25  62  54  58  14   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 18 210   M    M  10 1      27 190
26  67  58  63  19   2   0 1.30  0.0    0  7.5 18 210   M    M  10 123    26 210
27  58  29  44   1  21   0 0.01  0.0    0 19.4 30 310   M    M  10 1      40 310
28  30  27  29 -14  36   0 0.03  0.5    0 11.5 20 330   M    M  10 1      27 330
29  35  25  30 -12  35   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 17 320   M    M   6        22 330
30  38  19  29 -13  36   0    T    T    0 14.3 36 250   M    M   3 1      45 250
31  37  21  29 -12  36   0    T    T    0 21.5 37 300   M    M   6        50 300
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SM 1895 1243       466  29  3.40  0.5    368.2          M      150
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AV 61.1 40.1                              11.9 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    37 300                 50 300
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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:   MASON CITY IA
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   43  9 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 20 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 50.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.40    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.87    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    90 ON  1    GRTST 24HR  1.31 ON 26-27      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     19 ON 30                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.5 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   0.5 ON 28-28  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:   1    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  11
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   1    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  10    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   2

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   466    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  11
DPTR FM NORMAL   -59    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1   544    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL  -180

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    29
DPTR FM NORMAL    23    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   743    HIGHEST SLP 30.45 ON 31
DPTR FM NORMAL   141    LOWEST  SLP 29.63 ON 13

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