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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

134 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2026



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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         76    450 PM  67      9       64                   

  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  44      4       41                   

  AVERAGE         62            56      6       53                 



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.15  -0.15                          

  MONTH TO DATE    T             0.44  -0.44                          

  SINCE JAN 1     12.49          7.67   4.82                          



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        3            10     -7       12                    

  MONTH TO DATE   39            30      9       33                    

  SINCE MAR 1   1065          1371   -306     1066                    

  SINCE JUL 1   5765          6572   -807     5754                    



 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                        





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  HAZE                                                                





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    63          1100 PM                                      

 LOWEST     18           400 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    41                                                        



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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        MM        MM                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        MM        MM                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  4 2026...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT     

MAY  5 2026...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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