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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
149 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026
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 75 401 PM 73 2 74
MINIMUM 61 1245 AM 50 11 37
AVERAGE 68 62 6 56
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.64 0.17 1.47
MONTH TO DATE 2.91 2.87 0.04
SINCE JAN 1 15.40 10.10 5.30
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 9
MONTH TO DATE 123 141 -18 87
SINCE MAR 1 1149 1482 -333 1120
SINCE JUL 1 5849 6683 -834 5808
COOLING
YESTERDAY 3 2 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 23 16 7 23
SINCE MAR 1 43 21 22 28
SINCE JAN 1 43 21 22 28
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 900 PM
LOWEST 66 200 PM
AVERAGE 83
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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 2026...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 549 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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