198  
CDUS43 KDMX 210632  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1232 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 27 1205 AM 32 -5 47  
MINIMUM 18 647 PM 15 3 21  
AVERAGE 23 24 -1 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.03 -0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.73 -0.39  
SINCE JAN 1 37.49 35.59 1.90  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 42 41 1 31  
MONTH TO DATE 754 763 -9 619  
SINCE DEC 1 754 763 -9 619  
SINCE JUL 1 1756 2192 -436 1707  
 
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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 800 PM  
LOWEST 71 300 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 21 2024......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST  
DECEMBER 22 2024......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 447 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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