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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         56    508 PM  66    -10       66
  MINIMUM         34    441 AM  43     -9       49
  AVERAGE         45            55    -10       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.15  -0.15
  MONTH TO DATE    T             0.15  -0.15
  SINCE JAN 1     12.49          7.38   5.11

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       20            10     10        7
  MONTH TO DATE   20            10     10        7
  SINCE MAR 1   1046          1351   -305     1040
  SINCE JUL 1   5746          6552   -806     5728

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1     20             5     15        5
  SINCE JAN 1     20             5     15        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM
 LOWEST     35           300 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  2 2026...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT
MAY  3 2026...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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