039  
CDUS43 KDMX 090637  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
137 AM CDT THU MAY 09 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 79 213 PM 69 10 77  
MINIMUM 52 223 AM 46 6 59  
AVERAGE 66 58 8 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.30 0.15 0.15  
MONTH TO DATE 3.91 1.18 2.73  
SINCE JAN 1 12.69 8.41 4.28  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 59 75 -16 48  
SINCE MAR 1 1137 1416 -279 1399  
SINCE JUL 1 5258 6617 -1359 6379  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 1 0 3  
MONTH TO DATE 1 3 -2 5  
SINCE MAR 1 6 8 -2 17  
SINCE JAN 1 6 8 -2 17    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 800 PM  
LOWEST 35 100 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT  
MAY 10 2024...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 824 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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