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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
159 AM CDT WED MAY 21 2014

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2014...

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         87    106 PM  MM      MM  73     14       74       
  MINIMUM         57    509 AM  MM      MM  51      6       59       
  AVERAGE         72                        62     10       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        3.01                      0.17   2.84             
  MONTH TO DATE    4.67                      3.02   1.65             
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  182                       148     34      188       
  SINCE MAR 1   1755                      1485    270     1879       
  SINCE JUL 1   7621                      6770    851     6887       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        19     -5       36       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                        22     -1       39       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        22     -1       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL                                      
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74                                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51                                        

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2014...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2014...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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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