580  
CDUS43 KDMX 200628  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT SUN OCT 20 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 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 77 326 PM 61 16 65  
MINIMUM 41 643 AM 38 3 45  
AVERAGE 59 50 9 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.08 -0.08  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.81 -1.81  
SINCE JAN 1 30.83 32.02 -1.19  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 6 16 -10 10  
MONTH TO DATE 154 226 -72 175  
SINCE SEP 1 188 348 -160 188  
SINCE JUL 1 192 364 -172 194  
 
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 (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 600 AM  
LOWEST 24 300 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 20 2024.......SUNRISE 733 AM CDT SUNSET 624 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 21 2024.......SUNRISE 735 AM CDT SUNSET 623 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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