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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013


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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2013...

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         86    128 PM  MM      MM  73     13       84       
  MINIMUM         60   1044 PM  MM      MM  50     10       62       
  AVERAGE         73                        62     11       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.15                      0.16   1.99             
  MONTH TO DATE    7.12                      2.85   4.27             
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  188                       143     45       42       
  SINCE MAR 1   1879                      1480    399      811       
  SINCE JUL 1   6886                      6765    121     5379       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        17     17       61       
  SINCE MAR 1     37                        20     17       86       
  SINCE JAN 1     37                        20     17       86       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    53   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL                                      
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73                                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51                                        

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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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