150  
CDUS43 KDMX 180636  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
136 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 65 459 PM 62 3 60  
MINIMUM 46 1145 PM 38 8 35  
AVERAGE 56 50 6 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.14 -0.14  
MONTH TO DATE 2.08 1.95 0.13  
SINCE JAN 1 5.87 5.29 0.58  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 9 15 -6 17  
MONTH TO DATE 216 306 -90 232  
SINCE MAR 1 921 1173 -252 1135  
SINCE JUL 1 5042 6374 -1332 6115  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 12  
SINCE MAR 1 5 1 4 12  
SINCE JAN 1 5 1 4 12    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 400 AM  
LOWEST 50 600 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 801 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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