CDUS43 KDMX 180722 CLIAMW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 222 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 ....................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM MM MM 72 MM 65 MINIMUM MM MM 50 MM 43 AVERAGE MM 61 MM 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.17 MM MONTH TO DATE 0.44 2.70 -2.26 SINCE JAN 1 12.93 9.93 3.00 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY MM 6 MM 11 MONTH TO DATE 123 136 -13 78 SINCE MAR 1 1149 1477 -328 1111 SINCE JUL 1 5849 6678 -829 5799 COOLING YESTERDAY MM 2 MM 0 MONTH TO DATE 14 14 0 23 SINCE MAR 1 34 19 15 28 SINCE JAN 1 34 19 15 28 ....................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED MM HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION MM HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 MM MM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 MM MM SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 550 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. $$