610  
CDUS43 KDMX 190631  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT FRI MAY 19 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 85 156 PM 73 12 83  
MINIMUM 52 519 AM 50 2 56  
AVERAGE 69 62 7 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.08 0.17 -0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 3.43 2.87 0.56  
SINCE JAN 1 12.41 10.10 2.31  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 60 141 -81 100  
SINCE MAR 1 1411 1482 -71 1503  
SINCE JUL 1 6391 6683 -292 6339  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 2 2 5  
MONTH TO DATE 38 16 22 67  
SINCE MAR 1 50 21 29 67  
SINCE JAN 1 50 21 29 67    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 1100 PM  
LOWEST 33 300 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT  
MAY 20 2023...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 833 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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