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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT FRI MAY 19 2023

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         85    156 PM  73     12       83                   
  MINIMUM         52    519 AM  50      2       56                   
  AVERAGE         69            62      7       70                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.17  -0.09                          
  MONTH TO DATE    3.43          2.87   0.56                          
  SINCE JAN 1     12.41         10.10   2.31                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0             5     -5        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE   60           141    -81      100                    
  SINCE MAR 1   1411          1482    -71     1503                    
  SINCE JUL 1   6391          6683   -292     6339                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        4             2      2        5                    
  MONTH TO DATE   38            16     22       67                    
  SINCE MAR 1     50            21     29       67                    
  SINCE JAN 1     50            21     29       67                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM                                      
 LOWEST     33           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    62                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT     
MAY 20 2023...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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