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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT THU OCT 11 2018

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 10 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         68   1231 AM  MM      MM  66      2       47       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  MM      MM  41     -1       42       
  AVERAGE         54                        53      1       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.08  -0.08             
  MONTH TO DATE    3.13                      0.79   2.34             
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        12     -1       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   93                       108    -15       54       
  SINCE SEP 1    200                       236    -36      104       
  SINCE JUL 1    202                       252    -50      110       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        10     -7       10       
  SINCE SEP 1    141                        69     72      141       
  SINCE JAN 1   1106                       752    354      861       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL                                      
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65                                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40                                        

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 11 2018.......SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   639 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 12 2018.......SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   638 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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