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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT SUN MAY 05 2024

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2024...

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         60    750 AM  67     -7       81                   
  MINIMUM         42   1153 PM  45     -3       36                   
  AVERAGE         51            56     -5       59                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.58          0.14   0.44                          
  MONTH TO DATE    1.69          0.58   1.11                          
  SINCE JAN 1     10.47          7.81   2.66                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       14            10      4        6                    
  MONTH TO DATE   42            40      2       43                    
  SINCE MAR 1   1120          1381   -261     1394                    
  SINCE JUL 1   5241          6582  -1341     6374                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        0                    
  SINCE MAR 1      5             5      0       12                    
  SINCE JAN 1      5             5      0       12                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     62           600 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    78                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY  5 2024...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT     
MAY  6 2024...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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