620  
CDUS43 KDMX 090627  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2025  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 75 313 PM 69 6 79  
MINIMUM 51 531 AM 46 5 52  
AVERAGE 63 58 5 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.15 -0.15  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 1.18 -0.98  
SINCE JAN 1 8.78 8.41 0.37  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 2 8 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 57 75 -18 59  
SINCE MAR 1 1090 1416 -326 1137  
SINCE JUL 1 5778 6617 -839 5258  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 1 3 -2 1  
SINCE MAR 1 6 8 -2 6  
SINCE JAN 1 6 8 -2 6    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 500 AM  
LOWEST 21 300 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT  
MAY 10 2025...........SUNRISE 559 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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