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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT FRI MAY 05 2023

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         81    159 PM  67     14       61                   
  MINIMUM         36    543 AM  45     -9       36                   
  AVERAGE         59            56      3       49                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.14  -0.14                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00          0.58  -0.58                          
  SINCE JAN 1      8.98          7.81   1.17                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        6            10     -4       16                    
  MONTH TO DATE   43            40      3       69                    
  SINCE MAR 1   1394          1381     13     1472                    
  SINCE JUL 1   6374          6582   -208     6308                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        0                    
  SINCE MAR 1     12             5      7        0                    
  SINCE JAN 1     12             5      7        0                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    70           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     22           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    46                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY  5 2023...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT     
MAY  6 2023...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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