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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1232 AM CST MON JAN 12 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 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 35 356 PM 28 7 35
MINIMUM 19 812 AM 11 8 12
AVERAGE 27 20 7 24
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.02 -0.02
MONTH TO DATE 1.56 0.22 1.34
SINCE JAN 1 1.56 0.22 1.34
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 38 45 -7 41
MONTH TO DATE 378 492 -114 515
SINCE DEC 1 1645 1726 -81 1597
SINCE JUL 1 2738 3155 -417 2599
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 81 700 AM
LOWEST 54 400 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 12 2026.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 505 PM CST
JANUARY 13 2026.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 506 PM CST
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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