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CDUS43 KDMX 180636  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
136 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2025  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 93 305 PM 82 11 81  
MINIMUM 71 545 AM 60 11 65  
AVERAGE 82 71 11 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17  
MONTH TO DATE 3.01 2.60 0.41  
SINCE JAN 1 37.17 24.65 12.52  
 
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 8  
MONTH TO DATE 145 124 21 116  
SINCE JUN 1 721 574 147 649  
SINCE JAN 1 753 630 123 691    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 54 300 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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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 18 2025........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT  
AUGUST 19 2025........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 808 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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