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CDUS43 KDMX 070632  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT WED MAY 07 2025  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2025  
 
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 77 449 PM 68 9 75  
MINIMUM 43 530 AM 45 -2 48  
AVERAGE 60 57 3 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.15 -0.15  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.88 -0.68  
SINCE JAN 1 8.78 8.11 0.67  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 5 9 -4 3  
MONTH TO DATE 55 58 -3 58  
SINCE MAR 1 1088 1399 -311 1136  
SINCE JUL 1 5776 6600 -824 5257  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE MAR 1 5 6 -1 5  
SINCE JAN 1 5 6 -1 5    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 29 500 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2025...........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 821 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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