823  
CDUS43 KDMX 170632  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2024
 
 
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 53 228 PM 47 6 47  
MINIMUM 33 1114 PM 27 6 22  
AVERAGE 43 37 6 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.06 -0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 0.76 0.78 -0.02  
SINCE JAN 1 1.21 2.17 -0.96  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 22 28 -6 30  
MONTH TO DATE 314 504 -190 487  
SINCE MAR 1 314 504 -190 487  
SINCE JUL 1 4435 5705 -1270 5467  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 1200 AM  
LOWEST 35 700 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 725 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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