213 CDUS43 KDMX 110631 CLIAMW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 136 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009 ................................... ...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 2009... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 63 428 PM MM MM 70 -7 66 MINIMUM 43 613 AM MM MM 47 -4 49 AVERAGE 53 59 -6 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T MM MM 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.63 1.17 -0.54 1.67 SINCE MAR 1 8.92 6.72 2.20 7.62 SINCE JAN 1 9.50 8.32 1.18 8.46 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 12 8 4 7 MONTH TO DATE 62 79 -17 73 SINCE MAR 1 1409 1410 -1 1600 SINCE JUL 1 6882 6670 212 7092 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 9 -9 0 SINCE MAR 1 3 15 -12 0 SINCE JAN 1 3 15 -12 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 500 AM LOWEST 48 400 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 10 2009...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT MAY 11 2009...........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$