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CDUS43 KDMX 180631  
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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT FRI OCT 18 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 70 323 PM 62 8 69  
MINIMUM 32 123 AM 39 -7 35  
AVERAGE 51 50 1 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.08 -0.08  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.64 -1.64  
SINCE JAN 1 30.83 31.85 -1.02  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 14 15 -1 13  
MONTH TO DATE 141 195 -54 158  
SINCE SEP 1 175 317 -142 171  
SINCE JUL 1 179 333 -154 177  
 
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 500 AM  
LOWEST 18 200 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 18 2024.......SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 627 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 19 2024.......SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 626 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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