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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 68 446 PM 74 -6 62
MINIMUM 52 550 AM 52 0 42
AVERAGE 60 63 -3 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17
MONTH TO DATE 2.97 3.56 -0.59
SINCE JAN 1 15.46 10.79 4.67
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 5 4 1 13
MONTH TO DATE 163 159 4 130
SINCE MAR 1 1189 1500 -311 1163
SINCE JUL 1 5889 6701 -812 5851
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 23 24 -1 23
SINCE MAR 1 43 29 14 28
SINCE JAN 1 43 29 14 28
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 81 1100 PM
LOWEST 62 1200 AM
AVERAGE 72
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 837 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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