329  
CDUS43 KDMX 170644  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
144 AM CDT THU OCT 17 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 62 315 PM 63 -1 64  
MINIMUM 24 642 AM 39 -15 38  
AVERAGE 43 51 -8 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.09 -0.09  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.56 -1.56  
SINCE JAN 1 30.83 31.77 -0.94  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 22 14 8 14  
MONTH TO DATE 127 180 -53 145  
SINCE SEP 1 161 302 -141 158  
SINCE JUL 1 165 318 -153 164  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 9 0 30  
SINCE SEP 1 122 83 39 143  
SINCE JAN 1 924 785 139 985    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 400 AM  
LOWEST 25 400 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2024.......SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 629 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 18 2024.......SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 627 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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