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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         78    118 PM  62     16       65                   
  MINIMUM         53    250 AM  38     15       46                   
  AVERAGE         66            50     16       56                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             0.14  -0.14                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85          1.95  -1.10                          
  SINCE JAN 1      4.41          5.29  -0.88                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0            15    -15        9                    
  MONTH TO DATE  278           306    -28      216                    
  SINCE MAR 1    912          1173   -261      921                    
  SINCE JUL 1   5600          6374   -774     5042                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        1             0      1        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE    2             0      2        5                    
  SINCE MAR 1      2             1      1        5                    
  SINCE JAN 1      2             1      1        5                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    76          1100 PM                                      
 LOWEST     42          1000 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    59                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 18 2025.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT     
APRIL 19 2025.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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