722  
CDUS43 KDMX 080630  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT WED MAY 08 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2024
 
 
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 74 305 PM 68 6 78  
MINIMUM 54 1134 PM 46 8 54  
AVERAGE 64 57 7 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.42 0.15 1.27  
MONTH TO DATE 3.61 1.03 2.58  
SINCE JAN 1 12.39 8.26 4.13  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 1 9 -8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 59 67 -8 48  
SINCE MAR 1 1137 1408 -271 1399  
SINCE JUL 1 5258 6609 -1351 6379  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 2  
SINCE MAR 1 5 7 -2 14  
SINCE JAN 1 5 7 -2 14    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 51 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1200 AM  
LOWEST 35 500 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 823 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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