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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1250 AM CST MON JAN 01 2024

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         32   1236 PM  30      2       37                   
  MINIMUM         25   1156 PM  13     12       24                   
  AVERAGE         29            21      8       31                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             0.02  -0.02                          
  MONTH TO DATE    1.56          1.05   0.51                          
  SINCE JAN 1     30.64         35.91  -5.27                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       36            44     -8       34                    
  MONTH TO DATE  905          1235   -330     1300                    
  SINCE DEC 1    905          1235   -330     1300                    
  SINCE JUL 1   1993          2664   -671     2676                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        0                    
  SINCE DEC 1      0             0      0        0                    
  SINCE JAN 1    989           786    203     1046                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     72           600 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    79                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY  1 2024.......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST     
JANUARY  2 2024.......SUNRISE   743 AM CST   SUNSET   454 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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