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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         78    429 PM  69      9       75
  MINIMUM         38    507 AM  46     -8       51
  AVERAGE         58            58      0       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.15  -0.15
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02          1.18  -1.16
  SINCE JAN 1     12.51          8.41   4.10

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        7             8     -1        2
  MONTH TO DATE   93            75     18       57
  SINCE MAR 1   1119          1416   -297     1090
  SINCE JUL 1   5819          6617   -798     5778

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0             1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0             3     -3        1
  SINCE MAR 1     20             8     12        6
  SINCE JAN 1     20             8     12        6
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    72           500 AM
 LOWEST     16           200 PM
 AVERAGE    44

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  9 2026...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT
MAY 10 2026...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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