879  
CDUS43 KDMX 050639  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
139 AM CDT FRI APR 05 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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 57 353 PM 57 0 64  
MINIMUM 29 1156 PM 34 -5 41  
AVERAGE 43 45 -2 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.10 -0.10  
MONTH TO DATE 0.23 0.38 -0.15  
SINCE JAN 1 4.02 3.72 0.30  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 22 20 2 12  
MONTH TO DATE 88 81 7 71  
SINCE MAR 1 793 948 -155 974  
SINCE JUL 1 4914 6149 -1235 5954  
 
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 1100 PM  
LOWEST 34 400 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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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 5 2024.........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT  
APRIL 6 2024.........SUNRISE 648 AM CDT SUNSET 746 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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