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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 76 450 PM 67 9 64
MINIMUM 48 1159 PM 44 4 41
AVERAGE 62 56 6 53
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.15 -0.15
MONTH TO DATE T 0.44 -0.44
SINCE JAN 1 12.49 7.67 4.82
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 3 10 -7 12
MONTH TO DATE 39 30 9 33
SINCE MAR 1 1065 1371 -306 1066
SINCE JUL 1 5765 6572 -807 5754
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 20 5 15 5
SINCE JAN 1 20 5 15 5
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 63 1100 PM
LOWEST 18 400 PM
AVERAGE 41
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 818 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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