717  
CDUS43 KDMX 270637  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1237 AM CST FRI DEC 27 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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 44 217 PM 31 13 35  
MINIMUM 34 834 AM 14 20 31  
AVERAGE 39 22 17 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.03 -0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.92 -0.58  
SINCE JAN 1 37.49 35.78 1.71  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 26 43 -17 32  
MONTH TO DATE 949 1017 -68 745  
SINCE DEC 1 949 1017 -68 745  
SINCE JUL 1 1951 2446 -495 1833  
 
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 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1100 PM  
LOWEST 79 200 PM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 27 2024......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST  
DECEMBER 28 2024......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 451 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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