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CLIAMW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
150 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 70 446 PM MM MM 69 1 77
MINIMUM 54 1159 PM MM MM 46 8 41
AVERAGE 62 57 5 59
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 3 8 -5 6
MONTH TO DATE 5 65 -60 99
SINCE MAR 1 774 1402 -628 1491
SINCE JUL 1 5291 6687 -1396 6835
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 34 2 32 0
SINCE MAR 1 59 5 54 4
SINCE JAN 1 59 5 54 4
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 1200 AM
LOWEST 40 500 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2012...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT
MAY 9 2012...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 822 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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