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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
139 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2024

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         36    343 PM  48    -12       32
  MINIMUM         23   1158 PM  28     -5       10
  AVERAGE         30            38     -8       21

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.07  -0.07
  MONTH TO DATE    0.76          0.85  -0.09
  SINCE JAN 1      1.21          2.24  -1.03

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       35            27      8       44
  MONTH TO DATE  349           531   -182      531
  SINCE MAR 1    349           531   -182      531
  SINCE JUL 1   4470          5732  -1262     5511

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0             0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0             0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    65           700 AM
 LOWEST     36           500 PM
 AVERAGE    51

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT
MARCH 19 2024.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 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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