587  
CDUS43 KDMX 200634  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT SAT MAY 20 2023  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 65 234 PM 73 -8 87  
MINIMUM 45 1159 PM 51 -6 55  
AVERAGE 55 62 -7 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17  
MONTH TO DATE 3.43 3.04 0.39  
SINCE JAN 1 12.41 10.27 2.14  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 10 5 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 70 146 -76 100  
SINCE MAR 1 1421 1487 -66 1503  
SINCE JUL 1 6401 6688 -287 6339  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 6  
MONTH TO DATE 38 18 20 73  
SINCE MAR 1 50 23 27 73  
SINCE JAN 1 50 23 27 73    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 100 AM  
LOWEST 40 200 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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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 20 2023...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT  
MAY 21 2023...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 834 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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