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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
141 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 81 1224 PM 62 19 78
MINIMUM 42 1159 PM 38 4 53
AVERAGE 62 50 12 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.14 -0.14
MONTH TO DATE 4.86 1.95 2.91
SINCE JAN 1 10.02 5.29 4.73
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 3 15 -12 0
MONTH TO DATE 234 306 -72 278
SINCE MAR 1 891 1173 -282 912
SINCE JUL 1 5591 6374 -783 5600
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 1
MONTH TO DATE 8 0 8 2
SINCE MAR 1 12 1 11 2
SINCE JAN 1 12 1 11 2
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 700 AM
LOWEST 42 900 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 800 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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