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CDUS43 KDMX 210645  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
145 AM CDT SUN JUL 21 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 20 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 75 314 PM 84 -9 81  
MINIMUM 65 706 AM 63 2 64  
AVERAGE 70 74 -4 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.45 0.13 0.32  
MONTH TO DATE 3.23 2.94 0.29  
SINCE JAN 1 25.49 20.55 4.94  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 6  
SINCE JUN 1 1 21 -20 13  
SINCE JUL 1 1 0 1 6  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 9 -4 8  
MONTH TO DATE 145 173 -28 131  
SINCE JUN 1 410 360 50 359  
SINCE JAN 1 452 416 36 440    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 900 AM  
LOWEST 68 300 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 21 2024..........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT  
JULY 22 2024..........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 843 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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