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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT SUN AUG 25 2013


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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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         90    410 PM  MM      MM  81      9       87       
  MINIMUM         68    607 AM  MM      MM  59      9       63       
  AVERAGE         79                        70      9       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      3.45  -2.66             
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5       18       
  SINCE JUN 1     56                        28     28       27       
  SINCE JUL 1     14                         4     10       18       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         5      9       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  135                       166    -31      124       
  SINCE JUN 1    582                       603    -21      802       
  SINCE JAN 1    637                       652    -15      935       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL                                      
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81                                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59                                        

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 25 2013........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
AUGUST 26 2013........SUNRISE   634 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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