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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
145 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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 90 525 PM 76 14 63
MINIMUM 60 405 AM 54 6 54
AVERAGE 75 65 10 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17
MONTH TO DATE 3.06 4.42 -1.36
SINCE JAN 1 15.55 11.65 3.90
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 6
MONTH TO DATE 163 176 -13 162
SINCE MAR 1 1189 1517 -328 1195
SINCE JUL 1 5889 6718 -829 5883
COOLING
YESTERDAY 10 3 7 0
MONTH TO DATE 53 37 16 23
SINCE MAR 1 73 42 31 28
SINCE JAN 1 73 42 31 28
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 300 AM
LOWEST 27 500 PM
AVERAGE 56
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 28 2026...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT
MAY 29 2026...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 841 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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