190  
CDUS43 KDMX 300638  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
138 AM CDT SAT MAY 30 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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 85 341 PM 77 8 68  
MINIMUM 62 519 AM 55 7 50  
AVERAGE 74 66 8 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.18 -0.18  
MONTH TO DATE 3.06 4.78 -1.72  
SINCE JAN 1 15.55 12.01 3.54  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 6  
MONTH TO DATE 163 181 -18 173  
SINCE MAR 1 1189 1522 -333 1206  
SINCE JUL 1 5889 6723 -834 5894  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 3 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 73 43 30 23  
SINCE MAR 1 93 48 45 28  
SINCE JAN 1 93 48 45 28    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 400 AM  
LOWEST 38 400 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 30 2026...........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 842 PM CDT  
MAY 31 2026...........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 843 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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