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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT WED MAY 13 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 82 358 PM 70 12 83
MINIMUM 55 1159 PM 48 7 44
AVERAGE 69 59 10 64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.01 0.18 -0.17
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 1.85 -1.82
SINCE JAN 1 12.52 9.08 3.44
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 7 -7 1
MONTH TO DATE 120 105 15 64
SINCE MAR 1 1146 1446 -300 1097
SINCE JUL 1 5846 6647 -801 5785
COOLING
YESTERDAY 4 1 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 4 7 -3 5
SINCE MAR 1 24 12 12 10
SINCE JAN 1 24 12 12 10
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 60 800 AM
LOWEST 16 400 PM
AVERAGE 38
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT
MAY 14 2026...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 827 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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