280  
CDUS43 KDMX 220649  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
149 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 79 227 PM 74 5 76  
MINIMUM 57 1159 PM 52 5 46  
AVERAGE 68 63 5 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 2.65 0.17 2.48  
MONTH TO DATE 7.63 3.39 4.24  
SINCE JAN 1 16.41 10.62 5.79  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 4  
MONTH TO DATE 76 155 -79 81  
SINCE MAR 1 1154 1496 -342 1432  
SINCE JUL 1 5275 6697 -1422 6412  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 2 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 28 22 6 38  
SINCE MAR 1 33 27 6 50  
SINCE JAN 1 33 27 6 50    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 51 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 400 AM  
LOWEST 71 300 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT  
MAY 23 2024...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 837 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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