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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 89 309 PM 71 18 81
MINIMUM 53 522 AM 49 4 62
AVERAGE 71 60 11 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.32 0.17 0.15
MONTH TO DATE 0.35 2.36 -2.01
SINCE JAN 1 12.84 9.59 3.25
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 0
MONTH TO DATE 123 124 -1 64
SINCE MAR 1 1149 1465 -316 1097
SINCE JUL 1 5849 6666 -817 5785
COOLING
YESTERDAY 6 1 5 7
MONTH TO DATE 10 10 0 23
SINCE MAR 1 30 15 15 28
SINCE JAN 1 30 15 15 28
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 81 1100 PM
LOWEST 35 300 PM
AVERAGE 58
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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 16 2026...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 830 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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