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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
138 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 2009


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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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         70    321 PM  MM      MM  80    -10       80       
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  MM      MM  58     -9       51       
  AVERAGE         60                        69     -9       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00         MM      MM   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.91                      4.07  -0.16     1.60    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.37                     13.51  -4.14    19.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.66                     25.01  -1.35    35.03    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        17     -5        2       
  SINCE JUN 1     39                        41     -2        2       
  SINCE JUL 1     19                        22     -3        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       209    -54      136       
  SINCE JUN 1    462                       667   -205      562       
  SINCE JAN 1    495                       738   -243      586       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL                                      
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80                                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58                                        

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2009........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
AUGUST 31 2009........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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