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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
139 AM CDT FRI APR 05 2024

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                      NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         57    353 PM  57      0       64
  MINIMUM         29   1156 PM  34     -5       41
  AVERAGE         43            45     -2       53

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.10  -0.10
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23          0.38  -0.15
  SINCE JAN 1      4.02          3.72   0.30

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       22            20      2       12
  MONTH TO DATE   88            81      7       71
  SINCE MAR 1    793           948   -155      974
  SINCE JUL 1   4914          6149  -1235     5954

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0             1     -1        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0             1     -1        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79          1100 PM
 LOWEST     34           400 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  5 2024.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT
APRIL  6 2024.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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