144  
CDUS43 KDMX 170644  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
144 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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 91 113 PM 76 15 87  
MINIMUM 63 523 AM 51 12 60  
AVERAGE 77 63 14 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.11 -0.11  
MONTH TO DATE 0.21 1.94 -1.73  
SINCE JAN 1 38.89 28.84 10.05  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 45 39 6 19  
SINCE SEP 1 45 39 6 19  
SINCE JUL 1 59 55 4 23  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 12 2 10 9  
MONTH TO DATE 78 52 26 46  
SINCE SEP 1 78 52 26 46  
SINCE JAN 1 905 754 151 848    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 600 AM  
LOWEST 44 100 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 17 2025.....SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 18 2025.....SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 718 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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