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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2021

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST                  
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE  FROM      YEAR                 
                                      NORMAL                       
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         56    222 PM  59     -3       49                   
  MINIMUM         47    735 AM  36     11       28                   
  AVERAGE         52            47      5       39                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.09  -0.08                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58          0.75  -0.17                          
  SINCE JAN 1      3.06          4.55  -1.49                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       13            18     -5       26                    
  MONTH TO DATE   89           175    -86      157                    
  SINCE MAR 1    765          1046   -281      870                    
  SINCE JUL 1   6106          6331   -225     5969                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE   10             0     10        2                    
  SINCE MAR 1     10             0     10        2                    
  SINCE JAN 1     10             0     10        2                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                      
 LOWEST     69           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    81                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 10 2021.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT     
APRIL 11 2021.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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