699  
CDUS43 KDMX 180641  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
141 AM CDT TUE APR 18 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 60 420 PM 62 -2 39  
MINIMUM 35 604 AM 38 -3 29  
AVERAGE 48 50 -2 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.14 -0.14  
MONTH TO DATE 0.63 1.95 -1.32  
SINCE JAN 1 6.72 5.29 1.43  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 17 15 2 31  
MONTH TO DATE 232 306 -74 372  
SINCE MAR 1 1135 1173 -38 1208  
SINCE JUL 1 6115 6374 -259 6044  
 
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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 300 AM  
LOWEST 25 500 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2023.........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2023.........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 800 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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