711  
CDUS43 KDMX 140631  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT SAT OCT 14 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 13 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 67 113 PM 64 3 54  
MINIMUM 52 1159 PM 40 12 27  
AVERAGE 60 52 8 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.73 0.10 1.63  
MONTH TO DATE 2.44 1.28 1.16  
SINCE JAN 1 28.04 31.49 -3.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 5 13 -8 24  
MONTH TO DATE 103 139 -36 130  
SINCE SEP 1 116 261 -145 221  
SINCE JUL 1 122 277 -155 221  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 200 PM  
LOWEST 81 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 91  
   
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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 14 2023.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 635 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 15 2023.......SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 633 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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