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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 74 MM 49 25 48
MINIMUM 31 MM 28 3 31
AVERAGE 53 39 14 40
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.07 -0.07
MONTH TO DATE 2.33 0.99 1.34
SINCE JAN 1 4.70 2.38 2.32
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 12 26 -14 25
MONTH TO DATE 494 584 -90 413
SINCE MAR 1 494 584 -90 413
SINCE JUL 1 5194 5785 -591 5101
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 600 AM
LOWEST 30 400 PM
AVERAGE 65
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT
MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 728 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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