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CDUS43 KDMX 170647  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1247 AM CST SUN DEC 17 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 42 314 PM 34 8 24  
MINIMUM 38 1159 PM 16 22 19  
AVERAGE 40 25 15 22  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.12 0.04 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.60 -0.46  
SINCE JAN 1 29.22 35.46 -6.24  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 25 40 -15 43  
MONTH TO DATE 482 600 -118 550  
SINCE DEC 1 482 600 -118 550  
SINCE JUL 1 1570 2029 -459 1926  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 989 786 203 1046    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 800 AM  
LOWEST 86 1000 PM  
AVERAGE 92  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 17 2023......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 444 PM CST  
DECEMBER 18 2023......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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