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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1243 AM CST FRI JAN 25 2019

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 24 2019...

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         23    542 AM  MM      MM  29     -6       29       
  MINIMUM         -8   1159 PM  MM      MM  11    -19       24       
  AVERAGE          8                        20    -12       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.03  -0.03             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.45  -0.17             
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       57                        45     12       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  993                      1089    -96     1158       
  SINCE DEC 1   2097                      2389   -292     2411       
  SINCE JUL 1   3706                      3843   -137     3669       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL                                      
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29                                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11                                        

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 25 2019.......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   520 PM CST   
JANUARY 26 2019.......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   521 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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