730  
CDUS43 KDMX 120635  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT FRI APR 12 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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 58 1221 PM 59 -1 81  
MINIMUM 46 638 AM 36 10 41  
AVERAGE 52 48 4 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.12 -0.12  
MONTH TO DATE 0.51 1.17 -0.66  
SINCE JAN 1 4.30 4.51 -0.21  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 13 17 -4 4  
MONTH TO DATE 186 209 -23 171  
SINCE MAR 1 891 1076 -185 1074  
SINCE JUL 1 5012 6277 -1265 6054  
 
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 400 PM  
LOWEST 48 100 AM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 12 2024.........SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT  
APRIL 13 2024.........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 754 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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