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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013


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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         94    212 PM  MM      MM  71     23       83
  MINIMUM         55    529 AM  MM      MM  49      6       43
  AVERAGE         75                        60     15       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16
  MONTH TO DATE    4.97                      2.05   2.92

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        2
  MONTH TO DATE  188                       115     73       39
  SINCE MAR 1   1879                      1452    427      808
  SINCE JUL 1   6886                      6737    149     5376

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       10                         1      9        0
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         9      1       36
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        12      1       61
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        12      1       61
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80           500 AM
 LOWEST     30           400 PM
 AVERAGE    55

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2013...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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