304  
CDUS43 KDMX 140639  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
139 AM CDT MON AUG 14 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 2023
 
 
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 78 225 PM 82 -4 87  
MINIMUM 64 253 AM 61 3 67  
AVERAGE 71 72 -1 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 0.15 -0.12  
MONTH TO DATE 4.09 1.94 2.15  
SINCE JAN 1 22.93 23.99 -1.06  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 13 25 -12 2  
SINCE JUL 1 6 4 2 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 7 -1 12  
MONTH TO DATE 118 98 20 141  
SINCE JUN 1 600 548 52 714  
SINCE JAN 1 681 604 77 818    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 300 AM  
LOWEST 58 100 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 14 2023........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT  
AUGUST 15 2023........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 815 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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