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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

138 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026



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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2026...



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         58    450 PM  68    -10       77                   

  MINIMUM         35   1144 PM  45    -10       43                   

  AVERAGE         47            57    -10       60                 



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.15  -0.15                          

  MONTH TO DATE    T             0.88  -0.88                          

  SINCE JAN 1     12.49          8.11   4.38                          



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       18             9      9        5                    

  MONTH TO DATE   73            58     15       55                    

  SINCE MAR 1   1099          1399   -300     1088                    

  SINCE JUL 1   5799          6600   -801     5776                    



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0             1     -1        0                    

  MONTH TO DATE    0             1     -1        0                    

  SINCE MAR 1     20             6     14        5                    

  SINCE JAN 1     20             6     14        5                    

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                        





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    64          1100 PM                                      

 LOWEST     23           400 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    44                                                        



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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        MM        MM                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        MM        MM                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  7 2026...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT     

MAY  8 2026...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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