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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT SAT AUG 4 2012

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
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         94    352 PM  MM      MM  83     11       88
  MINIMUM         67    454 AM  MM      MM  63      4       64
  AVERAGE         81                        73      8       76

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      9                        28    -19       16
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         4     -4        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       16                         8      8       11
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        24     22       46
  SINCE JUN 1    724                       461    263      659
  SINCE JAN 1    857                       510    347      731
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM
 LOWEST     39           300 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  4 2012........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT
AUGUST  5 2012........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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