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CDUS43 KDMX 040645  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
145 AM CDT FRI OCT 04 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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 83 229 PM 69 14 85  
MINIMUM 45 615 AM 44 1 62  
AVERAGE 64 57 7 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.11 -0.11  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.32 -0.32  
SINCE JAN 1 30.83 30.53 0.30  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 1 9 -8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 19 26 -7 0  
SINCE SEP 1 53 148 -95 13  
SINCE JUL 1 57 164 -107 19  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 30  
SINCE SEP 1 113 77 36 143  
SINCE JAN 1 915 779 136 985    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 600 AM  
LOWEST 28 400 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 4 2024.......SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 650 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 5 2024.......SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 648 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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