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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 80 217 PM 71 9 87
MINIMUM 45 511 AM 49 -4 58
AVERAGE 63 60 3 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 2.19 -2.16
SINCE JAN 1 12.52 9.42 3.10
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 2 6 -4 0
MONTH TO DATE 123 118 5 64
SINCE MAR 1 1149 1459 -310 1097
SINCE JUL 1 5849 6660 -811 5785
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 8
MONTH TO DATE 4 9 -5 16
SINCE MAR 1 24 14 10 21
SINCE JAN 1 24 14 10 21
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 68 500 AM
LOWEST 26 200 PM
AVERAGE 47
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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 15 2026...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 829 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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