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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
223 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         52    349 PM  MM      MM  61     -9       57
  MINIMUM         30    136 AM  MM      MM  38     -8       39
  AVERAGE         41                        50     -9       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13
  MONTH TO DATE    2.50                      1.49   1.01

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       24                        15      9       17
  MONTH TO DATE  356                       289     67      189
  SINCE MAR 1   1452                      1160    292      604
  SINCE JUL 1   6459                      6445     14     5172

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        4
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0       19
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0       19
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM
 LOWEST     50           400 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2013.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2013.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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