662  
CDUS43 KDMX 160638  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1238 AM CST SAT DEC 16 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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 49 332 PM 34 15 33  
MINIMUM 31 345 AM 17 14 22  
AVERAGE 40 25 15 28  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 0.03 -0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.56 -0.54  
SINCE JAN 1 29.10 35.42 -6.32  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 25 40 -15 37  
MONTH TO DATE 457 560 -103 507  
SINCE DEC 1 457 560 -103 507  
SINCE JUL 1 1545 1989 -444 1883  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 989 786 203 1046    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 900 PM  
LOWEST 52 200 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 16 2023......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 444 PM CST  
DECEMBER 17 2023......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 444 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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