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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 61 228 PM 68 -7 74
MINIMUM 40 1159 PM 45 -5 42
AVERAGE 51 56 -5 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.15 -0.15
MONTH TO DATE T 0.73 -0.73
SINCE JAN 1 12.49 7.96 4.53
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 14 9 5 7
MONTH TO DATE 55 49 6 50
SINCE MAR 1 1081 1390 -309 1083
SINCE JUL 1 5781 6591 -810 5771
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 73 500 AM
LOWEST 23 200 PM
AVERAGE 48
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 820 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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