History for Ames, IA

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 View Current Conditions
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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  Actual Average Record
Temperature
Mean Temperature 24 °F 38 °F  
Max Temperature 33 °F 49 °F 80 °F (2012)
Min Temperature 14 °F 28 °F 14 °F (2013)
Degree Days
Heating Degree Days 41 27  
Month to date heating degree days 710 587  
Since 1 July heating degree days 5717 5872  
Cooling Degree Days 0 0  
Month to date cooling degree days 0 0  
Year to date cooling degree days 0 0  
Moisture
Dew Point 13 °F    
Average Humidity 69    
Maximum Humidity 81    
Minimum Humidity 56    
Precipitation
Precipitation 0.00 in 0.07 in 0.85 in (1982)
Month to date precipitation 1.65 1.19  
Sea Level Pressure
Sea Level Pressure 30.20 in    
Wind
Wind Speed 14 mph (NW)    
Max Wind Speed 24 mph    
Max Gust Speed 31 mph    
Visibility 10 miles    
Events      
T = Trace of Precipitation, MM = Missing Value Source: NWS Daily Summary
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Astronomy
May. 25, 2013 Rise Set
Actual Time 7:19 AM CDT 7:25 PM CDT
Civil Twilight 6:51 AM CDT 7:53 PM CDT
Nautical Twilight 6:18 AM CDT 8:26 PM CDT
Astronomical Twilight 5:45 AM CDT 8:59 PM CDT
Moon 12:04 PM CDT (3/19) 2:18 AM CDT (3/19)
Length Of Visible Light 13h 02m
Length of Day
12h 06m
Waxing Crescent, 50% of the Moon is Illuminated
Mar 19
Waxing Crescent
Mar 19
First Quarter
Mar 27
Full
Apr 2
Last Quarter
Apr 10
New
Hourly Observations
Time (CDT) Temp. Windchill Dew Point Humidity Pressure Visibility Wind Dir Wind Speed Gust Speed Precip Events Conditions
4:53 AM 16.0 °F 1.1 °F 6.1 °F 65% 30.08 in 10.0 mi WNW 15.0 mph - N/A   Clear
5:53 AM 15.1 °F -1.6 °F 5.0 °F 64% 30.09 in 10.0 mi WNW 18.4 mph 25.3 mph N/A   Clear
6:53 AM 14.0 °F 0.5 °F 5.0 °F 67% 30.12 in 10.0 mi NW 11.5 mph - N/A   Clear
7:53 AM 14.0 °F 2.0 °F 6.1 °F 71% 30.14 in 10.0 mi WNW 9.2 mph - N/A   Clear
8:53 AM 16.0 °F 1.1 °F 6.1 °F 65% 30.18 in 10.0 mi NW 15.0 mph - N/A   Clear
9:53 AM 18.0 °F 3.1 °F 6.1 °F 60% 30.19 in 10.0 mi NW 16.1 mph - N/A   Clear
10:53 AM 19.9 °F 7.9 °F 8.1 °F 60% 30.21 in 10.0 mi NW 11.5 mph - N/A   Clear
11:53 AM 21.9 °F 11.7 °F 9.0 °F 58% 30.22 in 10.0 mi West 9.2 mph - N/A   Clear
12:53 PM 24.1 °F 14.4 °F 12.0 °F 60% 30.22 in 10.0 mi West 9.2 mph - N/A   Mostly Cloudy
1:53 PM 26.1 °F 16.2 °F 14.0 °F 60% 30.22 in 10.0 mi West 10.4 mph - N/A   Overcast
2:53 PM 27.0 °F 15.6 °F 17.1 °F 66% 30.22 in 10.0 mi West 13.8 mph - N/A   Overcast
3:53 PM 30.0 °F 21.1 °F 17.1 °F 59% 30.21 in 10.0 mi WNW 10.4 mph - N/A   Clear
4:53 PM 32.0 °F 22.5 °F 19.0 °F 59% 30.21 in 10.0 mi West 12.7 mph 18.4 mph N/A   Clear
5:53 PM 33.1 °F 25.5 °F 19.0 °F 56% 30.20 in 10.0 mi WNW 9.2 mph - N/A   Clear
6:53 PM 32.0 °F 23.0 °F 19.9 °F 61% 30.20 in 10.0 mi NW 11.5 mph - N/A   Clear
7:53 PM 30.0 °F 19.1 °F 21.0 °F 69% 30.22 in 10.0 mi NNW 15.0 mph - N/A   Clear
8:53 PM 28.0 °F 18.6 °F 19.0 °F 69% 30.23 in 10.0 mi NNW 10.4 mph - N/A   Scattered Clouds
9:53 PM 26.1 °F 13.1 °F 21.0 °F 81% 30.26 in 10.0 mi North 17.3 mph - N/A   Overcast
10:32 PM 24.8 °F 11.9 °F 17.6 °F 74% 30.23 in 10.0 mi North 16.1 mph - N/A   Mostly Cloudy
10:53 PM 21.9 °F 6.2 °F 15.1 °F 75% 30.28 in 10.0 mi North 21.9 mph - N/A   Mostly Cloudy
11:07 PM 21.2 °F 7.3 °F 14.0 °F 74% 30.25 in 10.0 mi North 16.1 mph 28.8 mph N/A   Partly Cloudy
11:53 PM 19.9 °F 4.8 °F 12.9 °F 74% 30.30 in 10.0 mi North 18.4 mph 21.9 mph N/A   Mostly Cloudy
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