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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT MON APR 29 2024

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         69    255 PM  65      4       74
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  42     16       42
  AVERAGE         64            54     10       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.20          0.15   0.05
  MONTH TO DATE    4.82          3.58   1.24
  SINCE JAN 1      8.61          6.92   1.69

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        1            12    -11        7
  MONTH TO DATE  354           453    -99      415
  SINCE MAR 1   1059          1320   -261     1318
  SINCE JUL 1   5180          6521  -1341     6298

 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM
 LOWEST     70           300 PM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 29 2024.........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT
APRIL 30 2024.........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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