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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1229 AM CST MON DEC 23 2024

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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         45    329 PM  32     13       52
  MINIMUM         19    251 AM  15      4       44
  AVERAGE         32            23      9       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.03  -0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34          0.79  -0.45
  SINCE JAN 1     37.49         35.65   1.84

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       33            42     -9       17
  MONTH TO DATE  832           847    -15      659
  SINCE DEC 1    832           847    -15      659
  SINCE JUL 1   1834          2276   -442     1747

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0             0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1    932           786    146      989
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88           200 AM
 LOWEST     57           200 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 23 2024......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   448 PM CST
DECEMBER 24 2024......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   448 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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