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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013


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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         86    128 PM  MM      MM  73     13       84
  MINIMUM         60   1044 PM  MM      MM  50     10       62
  AVERAGE         73                        62     11       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        2.15                      0.16   1.99
  MONTH TO DATE    7.12                      2.85   4.27

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0
  MONTH TO DATE  188                       143     45       42
  SINCE MAR 1   1879                      1480    399      811
  SINCE JUL 1   6886                      6765    121     5379

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        8
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        17     17       61
  SINCE MAR 1     37                        20     17       86
  SINCE JAN 1     37                        20     17       86
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    53   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM
 LOWEST     40           200 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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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