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

                                          STATION:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          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  63  41  52  -3  13   0 0.00  0.0    0 20.8 35 320   M    M   1        51 340
 2  65  40  53  -2  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.4 33 340   M    M   1        45 310
 3  72  34  53  -3  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 10 350   M    M   0        14 360
 4  81  36  59   3   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 18 210   M    M   0        25 170
 5  71  48  60   4   5   0 1.39  0.0    0  8.7 20 170   M    M   8 1      25 170
 6  75  57  66   9   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 22 140   M    M   8 1      29 130
 7  78  54  66   9   0   1 1.04  0.0    0  7.2 21 150   M    M   7 123    29 160
 8  77  59  68  10   0   3 0.38  0.0    0  6.1 22 110   M    M   6 13     32 120
 9  73  52  63   5   2   0    T  0.0    0  8.2 17 140   M    M   3 18     24 150
10  82  54  68  10   0   3 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 22 150   M    M   0        30 130
11  83  58  71  12   0   6 0.18  0.0    0  9.0 22 130   M    M   5 1      34 140
12  80  65  73  14   0   8 0.11  0.0    0  8.6 16 160   M    M   7 1      21 160
13  77  68  73  14   0   8 0.25  0.0    0 12.5 21 120   M    M   7 13     31 110
14  69  53  61   1   4   0    T  0.0    0 10.8 20  80   M    M  10 1      29  70
15  64  53  59  -1   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 15  70   M    M  10        23  70
16  82  56  69   8   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 16 310   M    M   2        23 330
17  79  51  65   4   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 15 120   M    M   0        20 120
18  85  52  69   7   0   4 0.08  0.0    0  8.8 20 360   M    M   4 18     29 220
19  65  45  55  -7  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.7 26 350   M    M   2 18     36 340
20  73  43  58  -4   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.1 12  30   M    M   0        20  10
21  76  46  61  -2   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.6 13 180   M    M   0 1      20 220
22  79  50  65   2   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 16 170   M    M   2        23 160
23  81  50  66   2   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 15 180   M    M   1        25 160
24  86  51  69   5   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 16 160   M    M   0        25 140
25  80  57  69   5   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 17 100   M    M   3        24 120
26  78  47  63  -2   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 16 120   M    M   0        23 130
27  81  42  62  -3   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 17 150   M    M   0        24 140
28  83  47  65   0   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 16 140   M    M   0        24 120
29  86  50  68   2   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 17 170   M    M   1        28 160
30  88  59  74   8   0   9 0.28  0.0    0  9.3 26 260   M    M   2 13     34 260
31  87  62  75   9   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 17 160   M    M   2        26 220
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SM 2399 1580        86  69  3.71  0.0    259.0          M       92
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AV 77.4 51.0                               8.4 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    35 320                 51 340
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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:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 64.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.71    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.45    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    88 ON 30    GRTST 24HR  1.39 ON  5- 5      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     34 ON  3                               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:   8
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   2

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    86    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  20
DPTR FM NORMAL  -100    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6417    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2
DPTR FM NORMAL  -310

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    69
DPTR FM NORMAL    18    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    81    HIGHEST SLP 30.38 ON 14
DPTR FM NORMAL    25    LOWEST  SLP 29.72 ON  1

[REMARKS]
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