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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
149 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         75    401 PM  73      2       74                   
  MINIMUM         61   1245 AM  50     11       37                   
  AVERAGE         68            62      6       56                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        1.64          0.17   1.47                          
  MONTH TO DATE    2.91          2.87   0.04                          
  SINCE JAN 1     15.40         10.10   5.30                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0             5     -5        9                    
  MONTH TO DATE  123           141    -18       87                    
  SINCE MAR 1   1149          1482   -333     1120                    
  SINCE JUL 1   5849          6683   -834     5808                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        3             2      1        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE   23            16      7       23                    
  SINCE MAR 1     43            21     22       28                    
  SINCE JAN 1     43            21     22       28                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                          
  RAIN                                                                
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                      
 LOWEST     66           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    83                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT     
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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