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CDUS43 KDMX 010639  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
139 AM CDT MON APR 01 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 60 125 PM 55 5 81  
MINIMUM 38 600 AM 33 5 34  
AVERAGE 49 44 5 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.12 0.10 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 3.34 1.95 1.39  
SINCE JAN 1 3.79 3.34 0.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 16 21 -5 7  
MONTH TO DATE 705 867 -162 903  
SINCE MAR 1 705 867 -162 903  
SINCE JUL 1 4826 6068 -1242 5883  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 700 PM  
LOWEST 54 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 1 2024.........SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 741 PM CDT  
APRIL 2 2024.........SUNRISE 655 AM CDT SUNSET 742 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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