372  
CDUS43 KDMX 170641  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
141 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 2025  
 
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 80 315 PM 84 -4 80  
MINIMUM 64 1159 PM 63 1 65  
AVERAGE 72 74 -2 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.86 0.14 0.72  
MONTH TO DATE 5.33 2.41 2.92  
SINCE JAN 1 27.00 20.02 6.98  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 1  
SINCE JUN 1 6 21 -15 1  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 1  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 9 -2 8  
MONTH TO DATE 161 137 24 132  
SINCE JUN 1 409 324 85 397  
SINCE JAN 1 441 380 61 439    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 400 AM  
LOWEST 72 200 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 17 2025..........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 847 PM CDT  
JULY 18 2025..........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 846 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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