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

                                          STATION:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          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  25  15  20   0  45   0 0.00  0.0    M  8.4 16 340   M    M   6 18     20  20
 2  23   5  14  -6  51   0 0.00  0.0    M  2.7  9 350   M    M   0 128    11 310
 3  28  -1  14  -6  51   0 0.00  0.0    M  5.4 15 180   M    M   4 128    20 180
 4  39  22  31  11  34   0 0.00  0.0    M  9.7 16 290   M    M   5 1      22 290
 5  35   9  22   2  43   0 0.00  0.0    M  4.5 14 240   M    M   0        16 240
 6  35  28  32  12  33   0    T    M    M  9.1 14 100   M    M   8 18     22 100
 7  31  23  27   7  38   0 0.00  0.0    M  6.3 13 100   M    M   8 128    19 100
 8  30  24  27   7  38   0 0.00  0.0    M  6.6 13 360   M    M  10 8      16  10
 9  24  21  23   4  42   0 0.00  0.0    M  6.0 12 330   M    M  10 18     13 320
10  32  20  26   7  39   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.4 14 330   M    M  10 1      19 300
11  38  21  30  11  35   0 0.00  0.0    M 11.6 21 220   M    M   2        26 220
12  42  21  32  13  33   0 0.00  0.0    M  5.7 14 220   M    M   0 1      17 220
13  41  23  32  13  33   0 0.00  0.0    M  3.4 10 150   M    M   1        13 150
14  39  28  34  14  31   0    M    M    M 14.9 26 300   M    M   9 1      38 310
15  35  30  33  13  32   0    M    M    M 18.3 31 330   M    M  10 168    41 300
16  30  26  28   8  37   0    M    M    M 14.5 24 330   M    M  10 1      32 330
17  31  23  27   7  38   0 0.03    M    M 10.0 21 330   M    M   9 18     26 340
18  31  14  23   3  42   0 0.00  0.0    M  6.0 13 350   M    M   4        15 350
19  36   8  22   2  43   0    T    M    M 13.2 36 310   M    M   7 18     47 310
20  41   5  23   3  42   0 0.00  0.0    M 12.2 25 210   M    M   0        36 220
21  41  20  31  11  34   0 0.00  0.0    M 14.9 28 340   M    M   1        35 350
22  22   8  15  -5  50   0 0.00  0.0    M  6.7 22 330   M    M   0        29 340
23  25   6  16  -4  49   0 0.05    M    M  7.4 15 140   M    M   7 12     22 140
24  29  13  21   1  44   0 0.00  0.0    M  5.2 15 360   M    M   6 1      19  10
25  23  13  18  -2  47   0    M    M    M 13.5 23  20   M    M  10 18     32  20
26  22  13  18  -2  47   0    M    M    M 12.5 21  20   M    M   7 18     31  30
27  21  -5   8 -12  57   0 0.00  0.0    M  4.8 10  40   M    M   5        14  40
28  23  -7   8 -12  57   0 0.00  0.0    M  4.0 12 130   M    M   2 1      16 140
29  29  15  22   1  43   0 0.00  0.0    M 10.4 20 120   M    M   2        27 120
30  32  28  30   9  35   0    M    M    M 12.7 20  40   M    M   8 18     26  50
31  32  26  29   8  36   0    M    M    M 17.3 25 330   M    M  10 18     32 340
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SM  965  495      1279   0  0.08  0.0    285.3          M      171
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AV 31.1 16.0                               9.2 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    36 310                 47 310
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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:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 23.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.08    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.66    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    42 ON 12    GRTST 24HR  0.49 ON 25-26      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -7 ON 28                               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:  M  ON   M    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:  20    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   2
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   3    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1279    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  10
DPTR FM NORMAL  -122    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1  3878    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  9
DPTR FM NORMAL  -277

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.72 ON 28
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.28 ON 15

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