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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
140 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2013


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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
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         78    535 PM  MM      MM  66     12       49       
  MINIMUM         50    510 AM  MM      MM  43      7       45       
  AVERAGE         64                        54     10       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09                      0.17  -0.08             
  MONTH TO DATE    6.36                      3.27   3.09             
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        11    -10       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  595                       457    138      344       
  SINCE MAR 1   1691                      1328    363      759       
  SINCE JUL 1   6698                      6613     85     5327       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0       25       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL                                      
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66                                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44                                        

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2013.........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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