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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 2025
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 80 1231 PM 62 18 70
MINIMUM 55 1159 PM 39 16 32
AVERAGE 68 50 18 51
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.04 0.08 -0.04
MONTH TO DATE 1.61 1.64 -0.03
SINCE JAN 1 40.81 31.85 8.96
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 15 -15 14
MONTH TO DATE 59 195 -136 141
SINCE SEP 1 104 317 -213 175
SINCE JUL 1 118 333 -215 179
COOLING
YESTERDAY 3 0 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 46 9 37 9
SINCE SEP 1 176 83 93 122
SINCE JAN 1 1003 785 218 924
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 900 PM
LOWEST 48 100 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 628 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2025.......SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 626 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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