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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
152 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009


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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         64    341 PM  MM      MM  61      3       53       
  MINIMUM         33    536 AM  MM      MM  37     -4       27       
  AVERAGE         49                        49      0       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00         MM      MM   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      1.76  -0.83     1.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.07                      3.81   1.26     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.65                      5.41   0.24     4.32    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        16      0       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  327                       258     69      326       
  SINCE MAR 1   1156                      1126     30     1307       
  SINCE JUL 1   6629                      6386    243     6799       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         

                                                                     
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    89           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL                                      
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62                                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38                                        

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2009.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
APRIL 16 2009.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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