880  
CDUS43 KDMX 160630  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2025  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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 75 256 PM 63 12 57  
MINIMUM 55 155 AM 40 15 29  
AVERAGE 65 51 14 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.09 0.10 -0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.46 1.47 -0.01  
SINCE JAN 1 40.66 31.68 8.98  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 14 -14 22  
MONTH TO DATE 59 166 -107 105  
SINCE SEP 1 104 288 -184 139  
SINCE JUL 1 118 304 -186 143  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 39 9 30 9  
SINCE SEP 1 169 83 86 122  
SINCE JAN 1 996 785 211 924    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 71 300 PM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 631 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 629 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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