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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 58 656 PM 74 -16 56
MINIMUM 51 909 AM 52 -1 47
AVERAGE 55 63 -8 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.04 0.17 -0.13
MONTH TO DATE 2.97 3.39 -0.42
SINCE JAN 1 15.46 10.62 4.84
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 10 4 6 13
MONTH TO DATE 158 155 3 117
SINCE MAR 1 1184 1496 -312 1150
SINCE JUL 1 5884 6697 -813 5838
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 23 22 1 23
SINCE MAR 1 43 27 16 28
SINCE JAN 1 43 27 16 28
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 77 400 AM
LOWEST 59 100 PM
AVERAGE 68
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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 22 2026...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 836 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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