311  
CDUS43 KDMX 170637  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
137 AM CDT MON APR 17 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 41 912 PM 61 -20 49  
MINIMUM 33 609 AM 38 -5 27  
AVERAGE 37 50 -13 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.10 0.14 -0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.63 1.81 -1.18  
SINCE JAN 1 6.72 5.15 1.57  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 16 12 27  
MONTH TO DATE 215 291 -76 341  
SINCE MAR 1 1118 1158 -40 1177  
SINCE JUL 1 6098 6359 -261 6013  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 12 0 12 0  
SINCE MAR 1 12 1 11 0  
SINCE JAN 1 12 1 11 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 100 AM  
LOWEST 57 1000 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2023.........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT  
APRIL 18 2023.........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 759 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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