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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1228 AM CST WED NOV 11 2009


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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 10 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         63    138 PM  MM      MM  48     15       33       
  MINIMUM         34   1059 PM  MM      MM  30      4       20       
  AVERAGE         49                        39     10       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00         MM      MM   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.75  -0.75     1.73    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.01                      6.51   2.50     8.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.66                     31.78   0.88    43.17    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        26    -10       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  166                       234    -68      183       
  SINCE SEP 1    843                       739    104      719       
  SINCE JUL 1    878                       763    115      721       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     24                        82    -58       50       
  SINCE JAN 1    519                       830   -311      646       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL                                      
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48                                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29                                        

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 11 2009......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 12 2009......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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