101  
CDUS43 KDMX 300628  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT MON SEP 30 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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 87 353 PM 71 16 91  
MINIMUM 52 1158 PM 46 6 60  
AVERAGE 70 58 12 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.09 -0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 0.83 3.21 -2.38  
SINCE JAN 1 30.83 30.11 0.72  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 34 114 -80 13  
SINCE SEP 1 34 114 -80 13  
SINCE JUL 1 38 130 -92 19  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 1 4 11  
MONTH TO DATE 110 72 38 99  
SINCE SEP 1 110 72 38 99  
SINCE JAN 1 912 774 138 941    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 500 AM  
LOWEST 25 400 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 30 2024.....SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 657 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 1 2024.......SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 655 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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