870  
CDUS43 KDMX 250628  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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 84 307 PM 75 9 68  
MINIMUM 48 446 AM 53 -5 53  
AVERAGE 66 64 2 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17  
MONTH TO DATE 3.05 3.90 -0.85  
SINCE JAN 1 15.54 11.13 4.41  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 4  
MONTH TO DATE 163 167 -4 144  
SINCE MAR 1 1189 1508 -319 1177  
SINCE JUL 1 5889 6709 -820 5865  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 2 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 24 28 -4 23  
SINCE MAR 1 44 33 11 28  
SINCE JAN 1 44 33 11 28    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 28 400 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 25 2026...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 838 PM CDT  
MAY 26 2026...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 839 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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