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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013


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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         80    142 PM  MM      MM  72      8       80
  MINIMUM         58    515 AM  MM      MM  50      8       50
  AVERAGE         69                        61      8       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16
  MONTH TO DATE    4.97                      2.53   2.44

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        0
  MONTH TO DATE  188                       133     55       42
  SINCE MAR 1   1879                      1470    409      811
  SINCE JUL 1   6886                      6755    131     5379

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        13      8       47
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        16      8       72
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        16      8       72
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM
 LOWEST     54           200 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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