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

                                          STATION:   OTTUMWA IA
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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  36  22  29  -3  36   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.8 14  20   M    M   0        19 310
 2  53  19  36   3  29   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.9 23 200   M    M   0        28 200
 3  57  30  44  11  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 15 200   M    M   0        18 200
 4  52  30  41   7  24   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.8 21  70   M    M   0 1      27  70
 5  48  26  37   3  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 13  70   M    M   7        16 100
 6  59  31  45  10  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 12  90   M    M   3        17  60
 7  65  34  50  15  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.6 29 200   M    M   0        36 200
 8  68  44  56  20   9   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.6 21 250   M    M   2 8      28 240
 9  72  45  59  23   6   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.1 31 190   M    M   1        42 180
10  72  41  57  21   8   0 0.23  0.0    0 19.9 35 200   M    M   7 1      46 180
11  53  32  43   6  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 20 300   M    M   1        25 300
12  48  29  39   2  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 14  60   M    M   0        18  70
13  58  32  45   7  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 17 120   M    M   2        21 120
14  49  36  43   5  22   0 0.27  0.0    0 16.3 31  90   M    M  10 1      42 100
15  37  33  35  -3  30   0 0.52  0.0    0 15.7 35  90   M    M  10 1      46  90
16  44  33  39   0  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 15  90   M    M  10 1      20  90
17  36  35  36  -3  29   0 0.04    T    0 14.4 24  40   M    M  10 12     33  10
18  51  35  43   3  22   0 0.04  0.0    0 16.7 30  10   M    M   5        41 360
19  50  27  39  -1  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 14 110   M    M   0        19 120
20  59  29  44   3  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.0 20 170   M    M   0        27 160
21  66  42  54  13  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.9 33 190   M    M   1        45 190
22  59  47  53  12  12   0 0.06  0.0    0  8.2 13 180   M    M   6         M   M
23  57  46  52  10  13   0 0.47  0.0    0 14.2 26 160   M    M  10 13     39 170
24  51  41  46   4  19   0    T  0.0    0 13.0 21 250   M    M  10        29 220
25  43  41  42  -1  23   0 0.35  0.0    0  7.7 14  40   M    M  10 1      17  80
26  54  40  47   4  18   0 0.10  0.0    0  5.2 13 120   M    M   9 1      17 120
27  60  43  52   9  13   0 0.55  0.0    0 11.1 25 310   M    M   8 1      37 320
28  50  34  42  -2  23   0 0.04  0.0    0 14.5 32 320   M    M   2 1      42 320
29  73  38  56  12   9   0 0.00  0.0    0 22.2 37 190   M    M   0        51 200
30  57  36  47   2  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.3 26 330   M    M   5        33 320
31  42  22  32 -13  33   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.9 32 320   M    M   0        43 310
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SM 1679 1073       632   0  2.67    T    371.1          M      129
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AV 54.2 34.6                              12.0 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    37 190                 51 200
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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:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   41  6 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  92 27 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 44.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.67    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   5.6   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.43    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    73 ON 29    GRTST 24HR  0.79 ON 14-15      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     19 ON  2                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  T            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   T   ON 17-17  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  T            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:  11
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  12    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   632    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  16
DPTR FM NORMAL  -179    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   7
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5597    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL   -99

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.54 ON 19
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    LOWEST  SLP 29.43 ON 23

[REMARKS]
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