053  
CDUS43 KDMX 240642  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
142 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2024  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 78 328 PM 74 4 81  
MINIMUM 54 514 AM 53 1 50  
AVERAGE 66 64 2 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.17 -0.17  
MONTH TO DATE 7.63 3.73 3.90  
SINCE JAN 1 16.41 10.96 5.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 77 163 -86 81  
SINCE MAR 1 1155 1504 -349 1432  
SINCE JUL 1 5276 6705 -1429 6412  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 2 -1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 29 26 3 39  
SINCE MAR 1 34 31 3 51  
SINCE JAN 1 34 31 3 51    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 300 AM  
LOWEST 36 400 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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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 24 2024...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT  
MAY 25 2024...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 838 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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