259  
CDUS43 KDMX 080629  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1229 AM CST SUN DEC 08 2024  
   
...............................  
 
   
..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 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    
...................................................  
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 65 215 PM 37 28 61  
MINIMUM 18 203 AM 19 -1 26  
AVERAGE 42 28 14 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.04 -0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.27 -0.26  
SINCE JAN 1 37.16 35.13 2.03  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 23 37 -14 21  
MONTH TO DATE 281 252 29 223  
SINCE DEC 1 281 252 29 223  
SINCE JUL 1 1283 1681 -398 1311  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 932 786 146 989    
...................................................  
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 100 AM  
LOWEST 25 200 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
......................................................  
 
THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 8 2024......SUNRISE 730 AM CST SUNSET 443 PM CST  
DECEMBER 9 2024......SUNRISE 731 AM CST SUNSET 443 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab IA Page
Main Text Page