797  
CDUS43 KDMX 190631  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 55 516 PM 62 -7 65  
MINIMUM 38 1159 PM 39 -1 27  
AVERAGE 47 50 -3 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.43 0.15 0.28  
MONTH TO DATE 2.51 2.10 0.41  
SINCE JAN 1 6.30 5.44 0.86  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 18 15 3 19  
MONTH TO DATE 234 321 -87 251  
SINCE MAR 1 939 1188 -249 1154  
SINCE JUL 1 5060 6389 -1329 6134  
 
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 800 AM  
LOWEST 50 600 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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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 19 2024.........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT  
APRIL 20 2024.........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 802 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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