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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         81    213 PM  71     10       76                   
  MINIMUM         62    941 PM  49     13       48                   
  AVERAGE         72            60     12       62                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.17  -0.17                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20          2.36  -2.16                          
  SINCE JAN 1      8.78          9.59  -0.81                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0             6     -6        3                    
  MONTH TO DATE   64           124    -60       75                    
  SINCE MAR 1   1097          1465   -368     1153                    
  SINCE JUL 1   5785          6666   -881     5274                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        7             1      6        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE   23            10     13        5                    
  SINCE MAR 1     28            15     13       10                    
  SINCE JAN 1     28            15     13       10                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    52   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.5                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     30           500 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    60                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT     
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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