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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

128 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026



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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         83    147 PM  67     16       73                   

  MINIMUM         43    529 AM  45     -2       37                   

  AVERAGE         63            56      7       55                 



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        T             0.14  -0.14                          

  MONTH TO DATE    T             0.58  -0.58                          

  SINCE JAN 1     12.49          7.81   4.68                          



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        2            10     -8       10                    

  MONTH TO DATE   41            40      1       43                    

  SINCE MAR 1   1067          1381   -314     1076                    

  SINCE JUL 1   5767          6582   -815     5764                    



 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                        





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    82           500 AM                                      

 LOWEST     22           100 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    52                                                        



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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        MM        MM                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        MM        MM                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

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

MAY  6 2026...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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