684  
CDUS43 KDMX 280649  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1249 AM CST THU DEC 28 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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 37 406 PM 30 7 32  
MINIMUM 31 121 AM 13 18 -5  
AVERAGE 34 22 12 14  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 0.03 -0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 1.56 0.95 0.61  
SINCE JAN 1 30.64 35.81 -5.17  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 31 43 -12 51  
MONTH TO DATE 776 1060 -284 1177  
SINCE DEC 1 776 1060 -284 1177  
SINCE JUL 1 1864 2489 -625 2553  
 
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 500 PM  
LOWEST 78 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 28 2023......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST  
DECEMBER 29 2023......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 451 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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