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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1237 AM CST SAT MAR 08 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2025...

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         38    555 PM  42     -4       56                   
  MINIMUM         30   1159 PM  23      7       35                   
  AVERAGE         34            33      1       46                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.37          0.04   0.33                          
  MONTH TO DATE    2.38          0.31   2.07                          
  SINCE JAN 1      2.63          1.70   0.93                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       31            32     -1       19                    
  MONTH TO DATE  210           236    -26      140                    
  SINCE MAR 1    210           236    -26      140                    
  SINCE JUL 1   4898          5437   -539     4261                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        0                    
  SINCE MAR 1      0             0      0        0                    
  SINCE JAN 1      0             0      0        0                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     76           600 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    86                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH  8 2025.........SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST     
MARCH  9 2025.........SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 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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