136  
CDUS43 KDMX 170627  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT SAT AUG 17 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 85 331 PM 82 3 84  
MINIMUM 65 538 AM 61 4 54  
AVERAGE 75 71 4 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.16 -0.16  
MONTH TO DATE 1.20 2.43 -1.23  
SINCE JAN 1 28.64 24.48 4.16  
 
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 10 6 4 4  
MONTH TO DATE 108 118 -10 128  
SINCE JUN 1 641 568 73 610  
SINCE JAN 1 683 624 59 691    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 100 AM  
LOWEST 49 300 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 809 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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