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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 8 2014...

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         69    547 PM  MM      MM  78     -9       84       
  MINIMUM         50    603 AM  MM      MM  53     -3       69       
  AVERAGE         60                        66     -6       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10                      0.12  -0.02             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      0.95  -0.31             
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        13      0        3       
  SINCE SEP 1     13                        13      0        3       
  SINCE JUL 1     25                        29     -4       17       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        27      2       62       
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        27      2       62       
  SINCE JAN 1    630                       710    -80      811       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL                                      
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78                                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53                                        

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  9 2014.....SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 10 2014.....SUNRISE   649 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.                                          

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