030  
CDUS43 KDMX 190630  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT THU OCT 19 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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 70 213 PM 62 8 44  
MINIMUM 45 518 AM 38 7 23  
AVERAGE 58 50 8 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.09 -0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 2.45 1.73 0.72  
SINCE JAN 1 28.05 31.94 -3.89  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 7 15 -8 31  
MONTH TO DATE 165 210 -45 250  
SINCE SEP 1 178 332 -154 341  
SINCE JUL 1 184 348 -164 341  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 1100 PM  
LOWEST 38 200 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 19 2023.......SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 627 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 20 2023.......SUNRISE 733 AM CDT SUNSET 625 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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