362  
CDUS43 KDMX 180636  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
136 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
...............................
 
 
   
..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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    
...................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 82 246 PM 72 10 79  
MINIMUM 50 440 AM 50 0 51  
AVERAGE 66 61 5 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17  
MONTH TO DATE 4.10 2.70 1.40  
SINCE JAN 1 12.88 9.93 2.95  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 75 136 -61 60  
SINCE MAR 1 1153 1477 -324 1411  
SINCE JUL 1 5274 6678 -1404 6391  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 2 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 7 14 -7 34  
SINCE MAR 1 12 19 -7 46  
SINCE JAN 1 12 19 -7 46    
...................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 500 AM  
LOWEST 37 200 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
......................................................
 
 
THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 550 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.  
 

 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab IA Page Main Text Page