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

                                          STATION:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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  90  52  71  16   0   6 0.00  0.0    0 21.7 38 210   M    M   0 8      58 200
 2  84  61  73  18   0   8    T  0.0    0 12.4 24 210   M    M   1 8      34 190
 3  72  51  62   6   3   0 0.18  0.0    0 12.7 25 350   M    M   6 1      39 350
 4  64  42  53  -3  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.4 23 320   M    M   0        31 320
 5  68  37  53  -3  12   0    T  0.0    0  5.8 26 250   M    M   4        36 240
 6  66  39  53  -4  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.9 24 320   M    M   5        35 280
 7  67  41  54  -3  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 22 360   M    M   0        29 350
 8  53  38  46 -12  19   0 1.03  0.0    0 10.9 23 120   M    M   8 13     31 120
 9  62  41  52  -6  13   0 0.13  0.0    0 10.4 21  50   M    M   7 1      30  50
10  63  40  52  -6  13   0    T  0.0    0  7.7 18  40   M    M   6        27  50
11  62  37  50  -9  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 16  40   M    M   0        24  70
12  65  33  49 -10  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.8 14 160   M    M   0        21 130
13  68  35  52  -7  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 16 180   M    M   0        25 210
14  65  43  54  -6  11   0 0.29  0.0    0  8.8 21 180   M    M   7        28 180
15  74  49  62   2   3   0 0.21  0.0    0  8.0 18 330   M    M   5 123    29  50
16  65  50  58  -3   7   0 0.04  0.0    0  8.6 17 150   M    M  10 12     25 160
17  66  57  62   1   3   0 0.26  0.0    0 10.2 17 110   M    M  10 1      26 100
18  68  60  64   2   1   0 0.18  0.0    0  9.3 15 140   M    M  10 1      22 120
19  78  64  71   9   0   6 0.03  0.0    0 12.6 23 150   M    M   9 1      32 160
20  74  65  70   8   0   5 0.74  0.0    0 11.7 18 150   M    M   9 1      26 180
21  79  66  73  10   0   8 0.06  0.0    0 13.1 23 150   M    M   7 1      31 150
22  79  63  71   8   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 20 180   M    M   7        27 170
23  83  64  74  10   0   9    T  0.0    0  8.9 18 190   M    M   6        28 190
24  82  68  75  11   0  10 0.00  0.0    0 13.9 26 210   M    M   2        37 190
25  83  67  75  11   0  10 0.00  0.0    0 12.9 24 210   M    M   5 3      31 190
26  80  54  67   2   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 16 350   M    M   0        23 360
27  66  44  55 -10  10   0 0.66  0.0    0 11.8 23  50   M    M   8 13     31  40
28  50  42  46 -19  19   0    T  0.0    0 10.3 21  20   M    M  10 1      27  30
29  66  37  52 -14  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 15 140   M    M   0        20 130
30  65  46  56 -10   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.1 13 200   M    M   2        17 210
31  75  44  60  -6   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 12 190   M    M   1        18 170
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SM 2182 1530       220  70  3.81  0.0    307.3          M      145
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AV 70.4 49.4                               9.9 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    38 210                 58 200
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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:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 59.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.81    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.35    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    90 ON  1    GRTST 24HR  1.16 ON  8- 9      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     33 ON 12                               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:  12
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   1    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   9
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   220    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12
DPTR FM NORMAL    34    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6642    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL   -85

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    70
DPTR FM NORMAL    19    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    86    HIGHEST SLP 30.49 ON 12
DPTR FM NORMAL    30    LOWEST  SLP 29.41 ON  2

[REMARKS]
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