157  
CDUS43 KDMX 210628  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT WED AUG 21 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 77 110 PM 82 -5 93  
MINIMUM 55 555 AM 60 -5 74  
AVERAGE 66 70 -4 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.14 0.17 -0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 1.34 3.11 -1.77  
SINCE JAN 1 28.78 25.16 3.62  
 
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 1 6 -5 19  
MONTH TO DATE 129 142 -13 160  
SINCE JUN 1 662 592 70 642  
SINCE JAN 1 704 648 56 723    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM  
LOWEST 55 200 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2024........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT  
AUGUST 22 2024........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 803 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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