829  
CDUS43 KDMX 200634  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT FRI OCT 20 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 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 65 428 PM 61 4 53  
MINIMUM 45 1124 PM 38 7 15  
AVERAGE 55 50 5 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.08 -0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 2.45 1.81 0.64  
SINCE JAN 1 28.05 32.02 -3.97  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 10 16 -6 31  
MONTH TO DATE 175 226 -51 281  
SINCE SEP 1 188 348 -160 372  
SINCE JUL 1 194 364 -170 372  
 
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 200 AM  
LOWEST 54 400 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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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 20 2023.......SUNRISE 733 AM CDT SUNSET 625 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 21 2023.......SUNRISE 734 AM CDT SUNSET 624 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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