318  
CDUS43 KDMX 260630  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2025  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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 72 252 PM 81 -9 92  
MINIMUM 48 1159 PM 58 -10 70  
AVERAGE 60 70 -10 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.15 -0.15  
MONTH TO DATE 3.25 3.93 -0.68  
SINCE JAN 1 37.41 25.98 11.43  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 5 1 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 1 8 3  
SINCE JUN 1 15 26 -11 4  
SINCE JUL 1 9 5 4 4  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 16  
MONTH TO DATE 195 169 26 158  
SINCE JUN 1 771 619 152 691  
SINCE JAN 1 803 675 128 733    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1000 PM  
LOWEST 39 400 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 26 2025........SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT  
AUGUST 27 2025........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 756 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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