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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         79    542 PM  65     14       69                   
  MINIMUM         57    159 AM  42     15       58                   
  AVERAGE         68            54     14       64                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.47          0.15   0.32                          
  MONTH TO DATE    5.02          3.58   1.44                          
  SINCE JAN 1      8.58          6.92   1.66                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0            12    -12        1                    
  MONTH TO DATE  377           453    -76      354                    
  SINCE MAR 1   1011          1320   -309     1059                    
  SINCE JUL 1   5699          6521   -822     5180                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        3             0      3        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE    5             0      5        5                    
  SINCE MAR 1      5             1      4        5                    
  SINCE JAN 1      5             1      4        5                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    41   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    62   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.2                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                          
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     61          1000 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    77                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 29 2025.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT     
APRIL 30 2025.........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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