Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024
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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 65 459 PM 62 3 60
MINIMUM 46 1145 PM 38 8 35
AVERAGE 56 50 6 48
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.14 -0.14
MONTH TO DATE 2.08 1.95 0.13
SINCE JAN 1 5.87 5.29 0.58
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 9 15 -6 17
MONTH TO DATE 216 306 -90 232
SINCE MAR 1 921 1173 -252 1135
SINCE JUL 1 5042 6374 -1332 6115
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 12
SINCE MAR 1 5 1 4 12
SINCE JAN 1 5 1 4 12
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 400 AM
LOWEST 50 600 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 801 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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