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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1235 AM CST TUE JAN 17 2023

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 2023...

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         55    219 PM  28     27       36                   
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM  10     26       -7                   
  AVERAGE         46            19     27       15                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.24          0.01   0.23                          
  MONTH TO DATE    1.78          0.30   1.48                          
  SINCE JAN 1      1.78          0.30   1.48                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       19            46    -27       50                    
  MONTH TO DATE  575           722   -147      773                    
  SINCE DEC 1   1875          1956    -81     1776                    
  SINCE JUL 1   3251          3385   -134     2869                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        0                    
  SINCE DEC 1      0             0      0        0                    
  SINCE JAN 1      0             0      0        0                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1100 AM                                      
 LOWEST     77           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    85                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   10        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 17 2023.......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST     
JANUARY 18 2023.......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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