102  
CDUS43 KDMX 170637  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
137 AM CDT TUE OCT 17 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 64 327 PM 63 1 56  
MINIMUM 38 1129 PM 39 -1 33  
AVERAGE 51 51 0 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.09 -0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 2.45 1.56 0.89  
SINCE JAN 1 28.05 31.77 -3.72  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 14 14 0 20  
MONTH TO DATE 145 180 -35 190  
SINCE SEP 1 158 302 -144 281  
SINCE JUL 1 164 318 -154 281  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 1100 PM  
LOWEST 46 300 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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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  
OCTOBER 17 2023.......SUNRISE 729 AM CDT SUNSET 630 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 18 2023.......SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 628 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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