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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2012
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 76 105 PM MM MM 67 9 58
MINIMUM 59 555 AM MM MM 44 15 32
AVERAGE 68 56 12 45
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 10 -10 20
MONTH TO DATE 2 20 -18 34
SINCE MAR 1 771 1357 -586 1426
SINCE JUL 1 5288 6642 -1354 6770
COOLING
YESTERDAY 3 0 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 0
SINCE MAR 1 28 3 25 4
SINCE JAN 1 28 3 25 4
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 400 AM
LOWEST 73 1100 AM
AVERAGE 85
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 3 2012...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT
MAY 4 2012...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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