940  
CDUS43 KDMX 190637  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1237 AM CST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 31 132 AM 33 -2 35  
MINIMUM 18 926 PM 16 2 13  
AVERAGE 25 24 1 24  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.03 -0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.66 -0.32  
SINCE JAN 1 37.49 35.52 1.97  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 40 41 -1 41  
MONTH TO DATE 682 681 1 552  
SINCE DEC 1 682 681 1 552  
SINCE JUL 1 1684 2110 -426 1640  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 1200 AM  
LOWEST 68 700 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 19 2024......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
DECEMBER 20 2024......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 446 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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