CDUS43 KDMX 240631 CLIAMW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 131 AM CDT MON MAR 24 2025 ................................... ...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 ....................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 53 842 AM 51 2 32 MINIMUM 35 1159 PM 30 5 15 AVERAGE 44 40 4 24 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.21 0.07 0.14 MONTH TO DATE 3.05 1.27 1.78 SINCE JAN 1 3.30 2.66 0.64 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 21 25 -4 41 MONTH TO DATE 506 686 -180 535 SINCE MAR 1 506 686 -180 535 SINCE JUL 1 5194 5887 -693 4656 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 ....................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 1200 PM LOWEST 44 500 AM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 MM MM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 MM MM SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2025.........SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 732 PM CDT MARCH 25 2025.........SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 733 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$