497  
CDUS43 KDMX 240630  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT TUE OCT 24 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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 80 350 PM 59 21 82  
MINIMUM 50 414 AM 36 14 58  
AVERAGE 65 48 17 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.10 0.08 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 2.55 2.14 0.41  
SINCE JAN 1 28.15 32.35 -4.20  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 17 -17 0  
MONTH TO DATE 207 292 -85 312  
SINCE SEP 1 220 414 -194 403  
SINCE JUL 1 226 430 -204 403  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 5  
MONTH TO DATE 30 9 21 5  
SINCE SEP 1 143 83 60 117  
SINCE JAN 1 985 785 200 1046    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 400 AM  
LOWEST 48 200 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 24 2023.......SUNRISE 737 AM CDT SUNSET 619 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 25 2023.......SUNRISE 738 AM CDT SUNSET 618 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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