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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 75 402 PM 70 5 82
MINIMUM 37 430 AM 47 -10 51
AVERAGE 56 59 -3 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 1.67 -1.65
SINCE JAN 1 12.51 8.90 3.61
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 9 7 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 120 98 22 63
SINCE MAR 1 1146 1439 -293 1096
SINCE JUL 1 5846 6640 -794 5784
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 2
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 5
SINCE MAR 1 20 11 9 10
SINCE JAN 1 20 11 9 10
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 67 600 AM
LOWEST 22 200 PM
AVERAGE 45
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 826 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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