624  
CDUS43 KDMX 180639  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
139 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 36 343 PM 48 -12 32  
MINIMUM 23 1158 PM 28 -5 10  
AVERAGE 30 38 -8 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.07 -0.07  
MONTH TO DATE 0.76 0.85 -0.09  
SINCE JAN 1 1.21 2.24 -1.03  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 35 27 8 44  
MONTH TO DATE 349 531 -182 531  
SINCE MAR 1 349 531 -182 531  
SINCE JUL 1 4470 5732 -1262 5511  
 
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 65 700 AM  
LOWEST 36 500 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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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 18 2024.........SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT  
MARCH 19 2024.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 726 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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