441  
CDUS43 KDMX 190633  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
133 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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 67 255 PM 62 5 73  
MINIMUM 34 538 AM 38 -4 48  
AVERAGE 51 50 1 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.09 -0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 3.06 1.73 1.33  
SINCE JAN 1 50.07 31.94 18.13  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 14 15 -1 4  
MONTH TO DATE 112 210 -98 63  
SINCE SEP 1 159 332 -173 108  
SINCE JUL 1 159 348 -189 122  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 26 9 17 46  
SINCE SEP 1 177 83 94 176  
SINCE JAN 1 1097 785 312 1003    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 35 200 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 19 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 626 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 20 2026.......SUNRISE 733 AM CDT SUNSET 625 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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