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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2024

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         53    228 PM  47      6       47
  MINIMUM         33   1114 PM  27      6       22
  AVERAGE         43            37      6       35

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.06  -0.06
  MONTH TO DATE    0.76          0.78  -0.02
  SINCE JAN 1      1.21          2.17  -0.96

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       22            28     -6       30
  MONTH TO DATE  314           504   -190      487
  SINCE MAR 1    314           504   -190      487
  SINCE JUL 1   4435          5705  -1270     5467

 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78          1200 AM
 LOWEST     35           700 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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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 17 2024.........SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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