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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
143 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 82 237 PM 72 10 75
MINIMUM 56 520 AM 50 6 49
AVERAGE 69 61 8 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.09 0.17 -0.08
MONTH TO DATE 0.44 2.53 -2.09
SINCE JAN 1 12.93 9.76 3.17
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 3
MONTH TO DATE 123 130 -7 67
SINCE MAR 1 1149 1471 -322 1100
SINCE JUL 1 5849 6672 -823 5788
COOLING
YESTERDAY 4 2 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 14 12 2 23
SINCE MAR 1 34 17 17 28
SINCE JAN 1 34 17 17 28
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 500 AM
LOWEST 51 200 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 831 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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