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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         82    246 PM  72     10       79
  MINIMUM         50    440 AM  50      0       51
  AVERAGE         66            61      5       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.17  -0.17
  MONTH TO DATE    4.10          2.70   1.40
  SINCE JAN 1     12.88          9.93   2.95

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0             6     -6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   75           136    -61       60
  SINCE MAR 1   1153          1477   -324     1411
  SINCE JUL 1   5274          6678  -1404     6391

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1             2     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    7            14     -7       34
  SINCE MAR 1     12            19     -7       46
  SINCE JAN 1     12            19     -7       46
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM
 LOWEST     37           200 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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