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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2025...

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         69    311 PM  66      3       72                   
  MINIMUM         40    232 AM  43     -3       41                   
  AVERAGE         55            54      1       57                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             0.15  -0.15                          
  MONTH TO DATE    5.02          3.89   1.13                          
  SINCE JAN 1      8.58          7.23   1.35                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       10            11     -1        8                    
  MONTH TO DATE  399           475    -76      373                    
  SINCE MAR 1   1033          1342   -309     1078                    
  SINCE JUL 1   5721          6543   -822     5199                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE    5             4      1        5                    
  SINCE MAR 1      5             5      0        5                    
  SINCE JAN 1      5             5      0        5                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                      
 LOWEST     36          1100 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    65                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY  1 2025...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT     
MAY  2 2025...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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