503  
CDUS43 KDMX 240633  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1233 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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 42 214 PM 31 11 51  
MINIMUM 30 554 AM 14 16 42  
AVERAGE 36 23 13 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.04 -0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.83 -0.49  
SINCE JAN 1 37.49 35.69 1.80  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 29 42 -13 18  
MONTH TO DATE 861 889 -28 677  
SINCE DEC 1 861 889 -28 677  
SINCE JUL 1 1863 2318 -455 1765  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 600 AM  
LOWEST 59 200 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 24 2024......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 448 PM CST  
DECEMBER 25 2024......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 449 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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