345  
CDUS43 KDMX 160631  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT FRI AUG 16 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 86 204 PM 82 4 79  
MINIMUM 67 1138 PM 61 6 57  
AVERAGE 77 71 6 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.18 0.17 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.20 2.27 -1.07  
SINCE JAN 1 28.64 24.32 4.32  
 
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 12 7 5 3  
MONTH TO DATE 98 112 -14 124  
SINCE JUN 1 631 562 69 606  
SINCE JAN 1 673 618 55 687    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 100 AM  
LOWEST 67 600 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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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 16 2024........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 811 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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