950  
CDUS43 KDMX 240628  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1228 AM CST SUN DEC 24 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 51 246 PM 31 20 0  
MINIMUM 42 253 AM 14 28 -9  
AVERAGE 47 23 24 -4  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.04 -0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.83 -0.69  
SINCE JAN 1 29.22 35.69 -6.47  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 18 42 -24 69  
MONTH TO DATE 677 889 -212 948  
SINCE DEC 1 677 889 -212 948  
SINCE JUL 1 1765 2318 -553 2324  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 300 AM  
LOWEST 77 300 PM  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 24 2023......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 448 PM CST  
DECEMBER 25 2023......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 448 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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