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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1250 AM CST THU JAN 8 2009

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
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         24   1227 AM  MM      MM  27     -3       40       
  MINIMUM         10   1159 PM  MM      MM   9      1       29       
  AVERAGE         17                        18     -1       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T            MM      MM   0.03  -0.03     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.21  -0.21     0.12    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.22                      1.27  -1.05     1.57    
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         0.21  -0.21     0.12    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       48                        47      1       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  306                       326    -20      291       
  SINCE DEC 1   1772                      1627    145     1664       
  SINCE JUL 1   3157                      3019    138     2922       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL                                      
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27                                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    9                                        

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2009.......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   501 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 2009.......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   502 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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