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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         47    421 PM  47      0       53                   
  MINIMUM         23    651 AM  27     -4       33                   
  AVERAGE         35            37     -2       43                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.06  -0.06                          
  MONTH TO DATE    2.61          0.78   1.83                          
  SINCE JAN 1      2.86          2.17   0.69                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       30            28      2       22                    
  MONTH TO DATE  370           504   -134      314                    
  SINCE MAR 1    370           504   -134      314                    
  SINCE JUL 1   5058          5705   -647     4435                    

 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    74           900 PM                                      
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    52                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 17 2025.........SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT     
MARCH 18 2025.........SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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