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CDUS43 KDMX 180639  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
139 AM CDT WED OCT 18 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 69 254 PM 62 7 44  
MINIMUM 35 634 AM 39 -4 27  
AVERAGE 52 50 2 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.08 -0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 2.45 1.64 0.81  
SINCE JAN 1 28.05 31.85 -3.80  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 13 15 -2 29  
MONTH TO DATE 158 195 -37 219  
SINCE SEP 1 171 317 -146 310  
SINCE JUL 1 177 333 -156 310  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 200 AM  
LOWEST 35 200 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 18 2023.......SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 628 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 19 2023.......SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 627 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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