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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT SUN MAR 31 2024

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         60    442 PM  54      6       69
  MINIMUM         39    630 AM  32      7       27
  AVERAGE         50            43      7       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.10  -0.10
  MONTH TO DATE    3.22          1.85   1.37
  SINCE JAN 1      3.67          3.24   0.43

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       15            22     -7       17
  MONTH TO DATE  689           846   -157      896
  SINCE MAR 1    689           846   -157      896
  SINCE JUL 1   4810          6047  -1237     5876

 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79           500 AM
 LOWEST     34           400 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 31 2024.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT
APRIL  1 2024.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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