571  
CDUS43 KDMX 170632  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT SUN AUG 17 2025  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 92 319 PM 82 10 85  
MINIMUM 72 413 AM 61 11 65  
AVERAGE 82 71 11 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.16 -0.16  
MONTH TO DATE 3.01 2.43 0.58  
SINCE JAN 1 37.17 24.48 12.69  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 3  
SINCE JUN 1 6 25 -19 4  
SINCE JUL 1 0 4 -4 4  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 17 6 11 10  
MONTH TO DATE 128 118 10 108  
SINCE JUN 1 704 568 136 641  
SINCE JAN 1 736 624 112 683    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 400 AM  
LOWEST 61 300 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 810 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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