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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
222 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 MM MM 72 MM 65
MINIMUM MM MM 50 MM 43
AVERAGE MM 61 MM 54
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY MM 0.17 MM
MONTH TO DATE 0.44 2.70 -2.26
SINCE JAN 1 12.93 9.93 3.00
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY MM 6 MM 11
MONTH TO DATE 123 136 -13 78
SINCE MAR 1 1149 1477 -328 1111
SINCE JUL 1 5849 6678 -829 5799
COOLING
YESTERDAY MM 2 MM 0
MONTH TO DATE 14 14 0 23
SINCE MAR 1 34 19 15 28
SINCE JAN 1 34 19 15 28
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED MM HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION MM
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM
AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST MM
LOWEST MM
AVERAGE MM
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 832 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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