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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
135 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009


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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         73    123 PM  MM      MM  72      1       64       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  MM      MM  49      1       47       
  AVERAGE         62                        60      2       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14         MM      MM   0.14   0.00     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      1.71  -0.53     2.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.47                      7.26   2.21     8.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.05                      8.86   1.19     8.94    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         6     -3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   95                       106    -11      120       
  SINCE MAR 1   1442                      1437      5     1647       
  SINCE JUL 1   6915                      6697    218     7139       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        15    -15        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        21    -18        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        21    -18        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL                                      
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72                                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49                                        

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2009...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
MAY 15 2009...........SUNRISE   554 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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