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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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 77 431 PM 71 6 84
MINIMUM 50 1144 PM 48 2 52
AVERAGE 64 59 5 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 2.02 -1.99
SINCE JAN 1 12.52 9.25 3.27
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 1 7 -6 0
MONTH TO DATE 121 112 9 64
SINCE MAR 1 1147 1453 -306 1097
SINCE JUL 1 5847 6654 -807 5785
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 3
MONTH TO DATE 4 8 -4 8
SINCE MAR 1 24 13 11 13
SINCE JAN 1 24 13 11 13
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 54 600 AM
LOWEST 18 500 PM
AVERAGE 36
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 14 2026...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 828 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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