742  
CDUS43 KDMX 010627  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 72 535 PM 66 6 60  
MINIMUM 41 315 AM 43 -2 40  
AVERAGE 57 54 3 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.17 0.15 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 4.99 3.89 1.10  
SINCE JAN 1 8.78 7.23 1.55  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 8 11 -3 15  
MONTH TO DATE 373 475 -102 448  
SINCE MAR 1 1078 1342 -264 1351  
SINCE JUL 1 5199 6543 -1344 6331  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 4 1 12  
SINCE MAR 1 5 5 0 12  
SINCE JAN 1 5 5 0 12    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 200 AM  
LOWEST 49 500 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2024...........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2024...........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 815 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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