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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT SAT MAY 04 2024

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         72    259 PM  67      5       72
  MINIMUM         38    534 AM  44     -6       34
  AVERAGE         55            56     -1       53

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.15  -0.15
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11          0.44   0.67
  SINCE JAN 1      9.89          7.67   2.22

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       10            10      0       12
  MONTH TO DATE   28            30     -2       37
  SINCE MAR 1   1106          1371   -265     1388
  SINCE JUL 1   5227          6572  -1345     6368

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      5             5      0       12
  SINCE JAN 1      5             5      0       12
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM
 LOWEST     33           400 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT
MAY  5 2024...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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