640  
CDUS43 KDMX 060637  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
137 AM CDT FRI OCT 06 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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 74 1233 PM 68 6 70  
MINIMUM 44 503 AM 43 1 48  
AVERAGE 59 56 3 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.10 -0.10  
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 0.52 -0.43  
SINCE JAN 1 25.69 30.73 -5.04  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 6 10 -4 6  
MONTH TO DATE 8 45 -37 27  
SINCE SEP 1 21 167 -146 118  
SINCE JUL 1 27 183 -156 118  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 30 5 25 0  
SINCE SEP 1 143 79 64 112  
SINCE JAN 1 985 781 204 1041    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 300 AM  
LOWEST 24 400 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 6 2023.......SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 648 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 7 2023.......SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 646 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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