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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
139 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         56    410 PM  74    -18       79                   
  MINIMUM         47    750 AM  52     -5       57                   
  AVERAGE         52            63    -11       68                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.17  -0.17                          
  MONTH TO DATE    2.19          3.39  -1.20                          
  SINCE JAN 1     10.77         10.62   0.15                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       13             4      9        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE  116           155    -39       76                    
  SINCE MAR 1   1149          1496   -347     1154                    
  SINCE JUL 1   5837          6697   -860     5275                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0             2     -2        3                    
  MONTH TO DATE   23            22      1       28                    
  SINCE MAR 1     28            27      1       33                    
  SINCE JAN 1     28            27      1       33                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     59           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    76                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT     
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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