914  
CDUS43 KDMX 090634  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT TUE MAY 09 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 77 415 PM 69 8 62  
MINIMUM 59 555 AM 46 13 53  
AVERAGE 68 58 10 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.38 0.15 0.23  
MONTH TO DATE 2.81 1.18 1.63  
SINCE JAN 1 11.79 8.41 3.38  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 7  
MONTH TO DATE 48 75 -27 98  
SINCE MAR 1 1399 1416 -17 1501  
SINCE JUL 1 6379 6617 -238 6337  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 1 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 3 2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 17 8 9 0  
SINCE JAN 1 17 8 9 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 100 AM  
LOWEST 56 400 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2023...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT  
MAY 10 2023...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 823 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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