682  
CDUS43 KDMX 290635  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2025  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 2025  
 
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 79 542 PM 65 14 69  
MINIMUM 57 159 AM 42 15 58  
AVERAGE 68 54 14 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.47 0.15 0.32  
MONTH TO DATE 5.02 3.58 1.44  
SINCE JAN 1 8.58 6.92 1.66  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 12 -12 1  
MONTH TO DATE 377 453 -76 354  
SINCE MAR 1 1011 1320 -309 1059  
SINCE JUL 1 5699 6521 -822 5180  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 0 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 5  
SINCE MAR 1 5 1 4 5  
SINCE JAN 1 5 1 4 5    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 41 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 62 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 600 AM  
LOWEST 61 1000 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 29 2025.........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT  
APRIL 30 2025.........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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