617  
CDUS43 KDMX 310638  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
138 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 83 245 PM 80 3 81  
MINIMUM 54 539 AM 57 -3 57  
AVERAGE 69 68 1 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.15 -0.15  
MONTH TO DATE 4.25 4.70 -0.45  
SINCE JAN 1 23.09 26.75 -3.66  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 0  
SINCE JUN 1 13 31 -18 2  
SINCE JUL 1 6 10 -4 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 4 0 4  
MONTH TO DATE 277 192 85 246  
SINCE JUN 1 759 642 117 819  
SINCE JAN 1 840 698 142 923    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 400 AM  
LOWEST 47 400 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2023........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2023.....SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 748 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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