596  
CDUS43 KDMX 150630  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT THU AUG 15 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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 75 508 PM 82 -7 75  
MINIMUM 62 1223 AM 61 1 60  
AVERAGE 69 72 -3 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.41 0.16 0.25  
MONTH TO DATE 1.02 2.10 -1.08  
SINCE JAN 1 28.46 24.15 4.31  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 0  
SINCE JUN 1 4 25 -21 13  
SINCE JUL 1 4 4 0 6  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 7 -3 3  
MONTH TO DATE 86 105 -19 121  
SINCE JUN 1 619 555 64 603  
SINCE JAN 1 661 611 50 684    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 100 AM  
LOWEST 76 400 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 15 2024........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT  
AUGUST 16 2024........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 812 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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