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CDUS43 KDMX 230640  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
140 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2025  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 62 441 PM 74 -12 74  
MINIMUM 42 455 AM 52 -10 53  
AVERAGE 52 63 -11 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 0.17 -0.15  
MONTH TO DATE 4.25 3.56 0.69  
SINCE JAN 1 12.83 10.79 2.04  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 13 4 9 1  
MONTH TO DATE 130 159 -29 77  
SINCE MAR 1 1163 1500 -337 1155  
SINCE JUL 1 5851 6701 -850 5276  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 23 24 -1 28  
SINCE MAR 1 28 29 -1 33  
SINCE JAN 1 28 29 -1 33    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 1000 AM  
LOWEST 56 600 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT  
MAY 24 2025...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 837 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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