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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
159 AM CDT WED OCT 10 2018


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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 9 2018...

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         70    728 PM  MM      MM  66      4       68       
  MINIMUM         59    816 AM  MM      MM  41     18       45       
  AVERAGE         65                        54     11       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.45                      0.08   0.37             
  MONTH TO DATE    3.13                      0.71   2.42             
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        12    -12        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                        96    -14       34       
  SINCE SEP 1    189                       224    -35       84       
  SINCE JUL 1    191                       240    -49       90       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         9     -6       10       
  SINCE SEP 1    141                        68     73      141       
  SINCE JAN 1   1106                       751    355      861       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     90          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    95                                                       

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL                                      
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66                                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41                                        

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 10 2018.......SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   641 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 11 2018.......SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   639 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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