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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
136 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2009

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         81    300 PM  MM      MM  75      6       62       
  MINIMUM         55    346 AM  MM      MM  52      3       48       
  AVERAGE         68                        63      5       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00         MM      MM   0.15  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.59                      2.98  -1.39     2.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.88                      8.53   1.35     8.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.46                     10.13   0.33     9.07    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  156                       152      4      182       
  SINCE MAR 1   1503                      1483     20     1709       
  SINCE JUL 1   6976                      6743    233     7201       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        35    -18        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        41    -21        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        41    -21        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL                                      
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75                                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52                                        

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2009...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2009...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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