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

                                          STATION:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2026
                                          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  28  13  21   0  44   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.3 17  10   M    M   4        21  10
 2  24  20  22   1  43   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.3 15  10   M    M  10        18 340
 3  30  21  26   5  39   0 0.00  0.0    M  2.8  9 270   M    M  10        12 260
 4  40  26  33  13  32   0 0.00  0.0    M 11.5 25 150   M    M   5        34 150
 5  46  23  35  15  30   0 0.00  0.0    M  2.8 10 120   M    M   2 12     13 120
 6  38  25  32  12  33   0 0.00  0.0    M  6.4 17 280   M    M   8 12     23 270
 7  58  22  40  20  25   0 0.00  0.0    M  4.5 12 180   M    M   0 1      16 170
 8  41  28  35  15  30   0 1.51    M    M  8.5 31 340   M    M   6 1      43 350
 9  43  31  37  17  28   0 0.05    M    M 10.8 28 310   M    M   3        36 300
10  34  23  29   9  36   0    T    M    M 13.6 29 330   M    M   7 1      40 330
11  35  19  27   7  38   0    T    M    M 10.9 26 320   M    M   4        35 320
12  52  29  41  21  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 14 240   M    M   0        19 250
13  50  36  43  23  22   0 0.00  0.0    M 15.4 26 330   M    M   0        35 330
14  37  15  26   7  39   0 0.00  0.0    M 20.0 33 340   M    M   2        46 340
15  30  10  20   1  45   0    T    M    M  9.4 21 180   M    M   2        27 180
16  37  10  24   5  41   0    T    M    M 19.5 35 290   M    M   8 8      47 260
17  10   1   6 -13  59   0    T    M    M 15.3 25 310   M    M   7 18     34 300
18  23   1  12  -7  53   0    T    M    M 15.1 33 310   M    M   6 18     47 310
19  11  -2   5 -14  60   0 0.00    M    M 13.1 30 320   M    M   4        40 310
20  21  -5   8 -11  57   0 0.00    M    M  4.6 12 170   M    M   5 8      16 150
21  40   9  25   6  40   0    T    M    M 15.9 43 300   M    M   5 8      58 300
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SM  728  355       818   0  1.56  0.0    222.0          M       98
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AV 34.7 16.9                              10.6 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    43 300                 58 300
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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:   AMES IA
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2026
                                          LATITUDE:   41 59 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 37 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 25.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.56    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   6.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.16    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    58 ON  7    GRTST 24HR  1.51 ON  8- 8      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -5 ON 20                               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:   8    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   2
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  20    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   2    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   818    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   7
DPTR FM NORMAL  -134    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1  3178    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2
DPTR FM NORMAL  -437

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.32 ON  8

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