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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT THU APR 10 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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         66    520 PM  59      7       68                   
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  36      3       35                   
  AVERAGE         53            47      6       52                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.11  -0.11                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78          0.93  -0.15                          
  SINCE JAN 1      4.34          4.27   0.07                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       12            18     -6       13                    
  MONTH TO DATE  195           174     21      162                    
  SINCE MAR 1    829          1041   -212      867                    
  SINCE JUL 1   5517          6242   -725     4988                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        0                    
  SINCE MAR 1      0             1     -1        0                    
  SINCE JAN 1      0             1     -1        0                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    63          1100 PM                                      
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    47                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 10 2025.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT     
APRIL 11 2025.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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