351  
CDUS43 KDMX 280628  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT THU AUG 28 2025  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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 82 316 PM 81 1 91  
MINIMUM 52 1204 AM 58 -6 70  
AVERAGE 67 69 -2 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 0.16 -0.13  
MONTH TO DATE 3.28 4.24 -0.96  
SINCE JAN 1 37.44 26.29 11.15  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 14 3 11 3  
SINCE JUN 1 20 28 -8 4  
SINCE JUL 1 14 7 7 4  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 5 -3 16  
MONTH TO DATE 197 179 18 193  
SINCE JUN 1 773 629 144 726  
SINCE JAN 1 805 685 120 768    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1100 PM  
LOWEST 45 500 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 28 2025........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT  
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 752 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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