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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
159 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013


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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         62   1149 AM  MM      MM  74    -12       82
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  MM      MM  51      2       52
  AVERAGE         58                        63     -5       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.15  -0.14
  MONTH TO DATE    7.59                      3.32   4.27

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        7                         4      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE  198                       157     41       51
  SINCE MAR 1   1889                      1494    395      820
  SINCE JUL 1   6896                      6779    117     5388

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        23     13       63
  SINCE MAR 1     39                        26     13       88
  SINCE JAN 1     39                        26     13       88
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM
 LOWEST     75           400 PM
 AVERAGE    84

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT
MAY 24 2013...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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