020  
CDUS43 KDMX 060637  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
137 AM CDT SAT MAY 06 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 71 1259 PM 68 3 61  
MINIMUM 48 200 AM 45 3 51  
AVERAGE 60 56 4 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.39 0.15 1.24  
MONTH TO DATE 1.39 0.73 0.66  
SINCE JAN 1 10.37 7.96 2.41  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 5 9 -4 9  
MONTH TO DATE 48 49 -1 78  
SINCE MAR 1 1399 1390 9 1481  
SINCE JUL 1 6379 6591 -212 6317  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 12 5 7 0  
SINCE JAN 1 12 5 7 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 600 PM  
LOWEST 53 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2023...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT  
MAY 7 2023...........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 820 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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