184  
CDUS43 KDMX 120629  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2025  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 82 414 PM 70 12 79  
MINIMUM 51 420 AM 47 4 46  
AVERAGE 67 59 8 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 1.67 -1.47  
SINCE JAN 1 8.78 8.90 -0.12  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 7 -7 2  
MONTH TO DATE 63 98 -35 72  
SINCE MAR 1 1096 1439 -343 1150  
SINCE JUL 1 5784 6640 -856 5271  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 1 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 6 -1 1  
SINCE MAR 1 10 11 -1 6  
SINCE JAN 1 10 11 -1 6    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 600 AM  
LOWEST 22 400 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2025...........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT  
MAY 13 2025...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 827 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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