289  
CDUS43 KDMX 170634  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT WED APR 17 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 75 346 PM 61 14 41  
MINIMUM 57 1159 PM 38 19 33  
AVERAGE 66 50 16 37  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.57 0.14 1.43  
MONTH TO DATE 2.08 1.81 0.27  
SINCE JAN 1 5.87 5.15 0.72  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 16 -16 28  
MONTH TO DATE 207 291 -84 215  
SINCE MAR 1 912 1158 -246 1118  
SINCE JUL 1 5033 6359 -1326 6098  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 0 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 12  
SINCE MAR 1 5 1 4 12  
SINCE JAN 1 5 1 4 12    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1100 AM  
LOWEST 34 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 800 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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