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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

134 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2026



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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         61    228 PM  68     -7       74                   

  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  45     -5       42                   

  AVERAGE         51            56     -5       58                 



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        T             0.15  -0.15                          

  MONTH TO DATE    T             0.73  -0.73                          

  SINCE JAN 1     12.49          7.96   4.53                          



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       14             9      5        7                    

  MONTH TO DATE   55            49      6       50                    

  SINCE MAR 1   1081          1390   -309     1083                    

  SINCE JUL 1   5781          6591   -810     5771                    



 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                        





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    73           500 AM                                      

 LOWEST     23           200 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    48                                                        



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

MAY  7 2026...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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