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CDUS43 KDMX 010802  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
302 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2025  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 78 MM 80 -2 83  
MINIMUM 63 MM 57 6 53  
AVERAGE 71 68 3 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.93 0.15 0.78  
MONTH TO DATE 4.52 4.85 -0.33  
SINCE JAN 1 38.68 26.90 11.78  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 14 7 7 3  
SINCE JUN 1 20 32 -12 4  
SINCE JUL 1 14 11 3 4  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 4 2 3  
MONTH TO DATE 219 196 23 227  
SINCE JUN 1 795 646 149 760  
SINCE JAN 1 827 702 125 802    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 500 AM  
LOWEST 62 200 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 1 2025.....SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 2 2025.....SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 746 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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