295  
CDUS43 KDMX 160634  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1234 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 33 304 PM 34 -1 36  
MINIMUM 10 100 AM 17 -7 33  
AVERAGE 22 25 -3 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.03 -0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.54 0.56 -0.02  
SINCE JAN 1 44.26 35.42 8.84  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 43 40 3 30  
MONTH TO DATE 723 560 163 581  
SINCE DEC 1 723 560 163 581  
SINCE JUL 1 1816 1989 -173 1583  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1003 786 217 932    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1000 PM  
LOWEST 64 300 AM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 16 2025......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 444 PM CST  
DECEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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