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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 MM 72 3 77
MINIMUM 49 MM 50 -1 54
AVERAGE 62 61 1 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.03 0.17 -0.14
MONTH TO DATE 0.23 2.53 -2.30
SINCE JAN 1 8.81 9.76 -0.95
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 3 6 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 67 130 -63 75
SINCE MAR 1 1100 1471 -371 1153
SINCE JUL 1 5788 6672 -884 5274
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 1
MONTH TO DATE 23 12 11 6
SINCE MAR 1 28 17 11 11
SINCE JAN 1 28 17 11 11
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 77 600 PM
LOWEST 26 100 PM
AVERAGE 52
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 832 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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