290  
CDUS43 KDMX 130632  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT FRI OCT 13 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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 59 449 PM 65 -6 69  
MINIMUM 52 406 AM 41 11 41  
AVERAGE 56 53 3 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.40 0.09 0.31  
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 1.18 -0.47  
SINCE JAN 1 26.31 31.39 -5.08  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 9 13 -4 10  
MONTH TO DATE 98 126 -28 106  
SINCE SEP 1 111 248 -137 197  
SINCE JUL 1 117 264 -147 197  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 30 9 21 0  
SINCE SEP 1 143 83 60 112  
SINCE JAN 1 985 785 200 1041    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 100 PM  
LOWEST 87 700 PM  
AVERAGE 90  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 13 2023.......SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 636 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 14 2023.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 635 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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