655  
CDUS43 KDMX 160643  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1243 AM CST MON DEC 16 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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 36 1159 PM 34 2 49  
MINIMUM 33 859 AM 17 16 31  
AVERAGE 35 25 10 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.03 -0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.56 -0.55  
SINCE JAN 1 37.16 35.42 1.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 30 40 -10 25  
MONTH TO DATE 581 560 21 457  
SINCE DEC 1 581 560 21 457  
SINCE JUL 1 1583 1989 -406 1545  
 
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    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 900 PM  
LOWEST 88 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 94  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 16 2024......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 444 PM CST  
DECEMBER 17 2024......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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