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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025...

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         75        MM  72      3       77
  MINIMUM         49        MM  50     -1       54
  AVERAGE         62            61      1       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.17  -0.14
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23          2.53  -2.30
  SINCE JAN 1      8.81          9.76  -0.95

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        3             6     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   67           130    -63       75
  SINCE MAR 1   1100          1471   -371     1153
  SINCE JUL 1   5788          6672   -884     5274

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0             2     -2        1
  MONTH TO DATE   23            12     11        6
  SINCE MAR 1     28            17     11       11
  SINCE JAN 1     28            17     11       11
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           600 PM
 LOWEST     26           100 PM
 AVERAGE    52

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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