495  
CDUS43 KDMX 210628  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT SAT OCT 21 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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 74 401 PM 61 13 69  
MINIMUM 39 603 AM 38 1 27  
AVERAGE 57 49 8 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.08 -0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 2.45 1.89 0.56  
SINCE JAN 1 28.05 32.10 -4.05  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 8 16 -8 17  
MONTH TO DATE 183 242 -59 298  
SINCE SEP 1 196 364 -168 389  
SINCE JUL 1 202 380 -178 389  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 500 AM  
LOWEST 30 400 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 21 2023.......SUNRISE 734 AM CDT SUNSET 624 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 22 2023.......SUNRISE 735 AM CDT SUNSET 622 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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