360  
CDUS43 KDMX 230638  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
138 AM CDT WED OCT 23 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 22 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 75 308 PM 59 16 64  
MINIMUM 54 721 AM 37 17 36  
AVERAGE 65 48 17 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 0.08 -0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 2.06 -2.03  
SINCE JAN 1 30.86 32.27 -1.41  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 17 -17 15  
MONTH TO DATE 154 275 -121 207  
SINCE SEP 1 188 397 -209 220  
SINCE JUL 1 192 413 -221 226  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 9 1 30  
SINCE SEP 1 123 83 40 143  
SINCE JAN 1 925 785 140 985    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 700 AM  
LOWEST 41 300 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 23 2024.......SUNRISE 737 AM CDT SUNSET 620 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 24 2024.......SUNRISE 738 AM CDT SUNSET 618 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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