866  
CDUS43 KDMX 040635  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT THU APR 04 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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 55 413 PM 56 -1 54  
MINIMUM 34 1159 PM 34 0 31  
AVERAGE 45 45 0 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.09 -0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 0.23 0.28 -0.05  
SINCE JAN 1 4.02 3.62 0.40  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 20 20 0 22  
MONTH TO DATE 66 61 5 59  
SINCE MAR 1 771 928 -157 962  
SINCE JUL 1 4892 6129 -1237 5942  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 54 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 23.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 700 AM  
LOWEST 29 500 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 4 2024.........SUNRISE 651 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT  
APRIL 5 2024.........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 745 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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