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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2026
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 57 345 PM 66 -9 69
MINIMUM 37 1159 PM 43 -6 40
AVERAGE 47 54 -7 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.15 -0.15
MONTH TO DATE 7.33 3.89 3.44
SINCE JAN 1 12.49 7.23 5.26
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 18 11 7 10
MONTH TO DATE 369 475 -106 399
SINCE MAR 1 1026 1342 -316 1033
SINCE JUL 1 5726 6543 -817 5721
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 16 4 12 5
SINCE MAR 1 20 5 15 5
SINCE JAN 1 20 5 15 5
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 100 AM
LOWEST 32 400 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 815 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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