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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         87    236 PM  71     16       75                   
  MINIMUM         58    447 AM  49      9       55                   
  AVERAGE         73            60     13       65                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.17  -0.17                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20          2.19  -1.99                          
  SINCE JAN 1      8.78          9.42  -0.64                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0             6     -6        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE   64           118    -54       72                    
  SINCE MAR 1   1097          1459   -362     1150                    
  SINCE JUL 1   5785          6660   -875     5271                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        8             1      7        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE   16             9      7        5                    
  SINCE MAR 1     21            14      7       10                    
  SINCE JAN 1     21            14      7       10                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           300 AM                                      
 LOWEST     36           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    67                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT     
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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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