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Return of Humidity

Posted: 18 May 2026 05:30 AM, Views: 817
The featured chart presents a time series of hourly dew point temperatures for Ames since 25 April. The lack of humidity during the month of May has dramatically reversed over this past weekend with even a 70°F dew point observation on Sunday. The return of humidity has certainly helped the return of spring time thunderstorms and severe weather with more of both expected on Monday.
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