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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         62    441 PM  74    -12       74                   
  MINIMUM         42    455 AM  52    -10       53                   
  AVERAGE         52            63    -11       64                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.17  -0.15                          
  MONTH TO DATE    4.25          3.56   0.69                          
  SINCE JAN 1     12.83         10.79   2.04                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       13             4      9        1                    
  MONTH TO DATE  130           159    -29       77                    
  SINCE MAR 1   1163          1500   -337     1155                    
  SINCE JUL 1   5851          6701   -850     5276                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0             2     -2        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE   23            24     -1       28                    
  SINCE MAR 1     28            29     -1       33                    
  SINCE JAN 1     28            29     -1       33                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          1000 AM                                      
 LOWEST     56           600 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)   53        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT     
MAY 24 2025...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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