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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 60 516 PM 73 -13 64
MINIMUM 40 454 AM 51 -11 50
AVERAGE 50 62 -12 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.18 -0.18
MONTH TO DATE 2.93 3.22 -0.29
SINCE JAN 1 15.42 10.45 4.97
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 15 5 10 8
MONTH TO DATE 148 151 -3 104
SINCE MAR 1 1174 1492 -318 1137
SINCE JUL 1 5874 6693 -819 5825
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 23 20 3 23
SINCE MAR 1 43 25 18 28
SINCE JAN 1 43 25 18 28
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 500 AM
LOWEST 49 900 AM
AVERAGE 73
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 835 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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