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CDUS43 KDMX 200629  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 63 356 PM 73 -10 77  
MINIMUM 49 813 AM 51 -2 50  
AVERAGE 56 62 -6 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.90 0.17 1.73  
MONTH TO DATE 2.13 3.04 -0.91  
SINCE JAN 1 10.71 10.27 0.44  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 9 5 4 1  
MONTH TO DATE 95 146 -51 76  
SINCE MAR 1 1128 1487 -359 1154  
SINCE JUL 1 5816 6688 -872 5275  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 23 18 5 17  
SINCE MAR 1 28 23 5 22  
SINCE JAN 1 28 23 5 22    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 900 PM  
LOWEST 42 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2025...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT  
MAY 21 2025...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 834 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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