Automated Data Plotter

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Plot Description:

Presents the simple daily climatology as computed by period of record data.

# IEM Climodat https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/climodat/
# Report Generated: 29 May 2023
# Climate Record: 1878-08-01 -> 2023-05-29
# Site Information: [IATDSM] Des Moines Area
# Contact Information: Daryl Herzmann akrherz@iastate.edu 515.294.5978
# DAILY RECORD HIGHS AND LOWS OCCURRING DURING 1878-2023 FOR STATION NUMBER  IATDSM
     JAN     FEB     MAR     APR     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT     NOV     DEC
 DY  MX  MN  MX  MN  MX  MN  MX  MN  MX  MN  MX  MN  MX  MN  MX  MN  MX  MN  MX  MN  MX  MN  MX  MN
  1  61 -19  60 -19  77 -22  87  11  92  27  98  37 104  50 101  51  99  38  92  29  82  16  66  -8
  2  60 -19  65 -26  75 -10  87  15  90  30 100  43 102  50 100  51  98  42  92  27  79  10  67  -8
  3  60 -21  60 -26  81  -7  87   9  88  29  95  38 102  49 105  50 101  40  92  29  78   7  69  -8
  4  55 -25  61 -23  76  -9  89  13  91  26  97  39 109  48 110  47  99  40  92  29  75   4  69  -6
  5  65 -30  65 -18  74 -15  86  16  92  30 101  44 106  48 108  47  99  44  95  30  75  14  67  -6
  6  54 -19  61 -13  77  -6  88  10  95  28 103  43 104  51 101  53 100  42  94  24  76  10  69  -8
  7  59 -25  63 -21  79  -5  83  16  92  28  98  42 100  52 100  48 101  41  91  26  79  -3  65 -17
  8  67 -17  60 -21  78  -3  87  20  94  32 101  44 100  52 109  50  99  38  88  24  80  -4  69 -14
  9  59 -24  61 -23  72  -4  86  19  94  32  99  44 102  48 106  46 101  40  87  23  77  15  62 -13
 10  65 -22  66 -20  75  -6  92  20  95  32 102  44 103  49 102  50  99  42  88  26  78  11  66 -19
 11  55 -21  65 -24  82 -12  87  20  93  30  97  45 103  54 102  50  97  40  86  21  73   0  64  -8
 12  60 -29  70 -21  77 -11  87  18  94  32  97  43 105  53 101  48  96  37  91  24  71  -1  64 -11
 13  62 -20  65 -26  77   2  89  11  92  32  99  45 107  51  99  48  96  33  88  20  81  -1  64 -14
 14  57 -19  68 -14  81  -3  87  19  94  34 101  46 108  49 104  51  97  38  88  23  73  -1  60 -17
 15  58 -27  75 -17  81   0  87  20  91  35  96  47 108  50 104  49  97  37  89  28  75   1  74 -18
 16  59 -20  66 -19  84  -4  90  21  91  33 102  48 102  53 108  52  97  38  87  26  76   0  62 -15
 17  59 -19  75 -20  83   0  86  19  90  36 101  46 104  49 104  47  95  37  87  23  76  -2  64  -9
 18  63 -21  68 -13  83  -3  90  20  92  35  98  49 104  55 108  47  94  36  87  21  76   4  64 -16
 19  57 -26  73 -11  81 -10  86  21  93  35 100  47 109  52 101  49  96  33  85  14  75   3  58 -18
 20  64 -20  64 -12  79   4  86  21  94  35 101  49 108  53 100  40  94  33  88  20  76   5  61 -13
 21  58 -26  68  -9  86   2  91  24  94  35 103  46 107  51 102  47  95  35  86  21  74  -1  63 -18
 22  59 -23  73 -10  84   1  93  26  98  33  98  43 109  51  98  48  98  31  87  21  69   0  64 -20
 23  59 -22  65 -13  86   4  85  25  92  32 103  49 105  52  99  43  92  32  84  21  66   1  60 -22
 24  62 -21  78 -11  83   1  89  24  97  36 102  45 107  52 104  40  92  31  82  21  70   1  69 -19
 25  61 -27  69  -8  88   3  90  28  98  34  99  47 110  54 106  44  91  32  87  14  68   2  60 -16
 26  65 -17  70 -14  87  -1  89  25  96  39 103  47 108  52 104  45  90  30  85  16  71  -2  59 -16
 27  63 -16  71 -11  80   6  88  28  99  36 102  48 106  53  99  45  91  31  84  14  68  -7  64 -20
 28  56 -20  69 -16  82   9  91  30  98  32 102  52 107  51 100  41  99  26  84   7  66  -9  69 -21
 29  62 -23  73  -5  91   6  92  24 104  32 100  50 102  51  99  43  90  28  89  11  70 -10  60 -17
 30  65 -20 *** ***  83   6  92  29 105  40  99  49 103  47 104  42  92  26  85   8  69  -3  63 -15
 31  65 -21 *** ***  84  13 *** *** 102  34 *** *** 105  49  99  45 *** ***  86  18 *** ***  61 -15
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