440  
CDUS43 KDMX 240627  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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 80 438 PM 81 -1 74  
MINIMUM 54 440 AM 59 -5 57  
AVERAGE 67 70 -3 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.16 -0.16  
MONTH TO DATE 4.55 3.61 0.94  
SINCE JAN 1 40.02 25.66 14.36  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 7 25 -18 6  
SINCE JUL 1 0 4 -4 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 5 -3 1  
MONTH TO DATE 195 159 36 195  
SINCE JUN 1 755 609 146 771  
SINCE JAN 1 862 665 197 803    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 50 100 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT  
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 759 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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