830  
CDUS43 KDMX 170631  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 82 444 PM 72 10 83  
MINIMUM 56 1159 PM 50 6 49  
AVERAGE 69 61 8 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17  
MONTH TO DATE 3.35 2.53 0.82  
SINCE JAN 1 12.33 9.76 2.57  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 60 130 -70 98  
SINCE MAR 1 1411 1471 -60 1501  
SINCE JUL 1 6391 6672 -281 6337  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 2 2 1  
MONTH TO DATE 34 12 22 62  
SINCE MAR 1 46 17 29 62  
SINCE JAN 1 46 17 29 62    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 400 AM  
LOWEST 27 400 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 831 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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