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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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    504 PM  49     -2       42                   
  MINIMUM         26    640 AM  29     -3       27                   
  AVERAGE         37            39     -2       35                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.07  -0.07                          
  MONTH TO DATE    2.82          1.06   1.76                          
  SINCE JAN 1      3.07          2.45   0.62                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       28            26      2       30                    
  MONTH TO DATE  441           610   -169      433                    
  SINCE MAR 1    441           610   -169      433                    
  SINCE JUL 1   5129          5811   -682     4554                    

 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    72           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     40           500 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    56                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 21 2025.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT     
MARCH 22 2025.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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