363  
CDUS43 KDMX 170636  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1236 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 43 1038 PM 34 9 48  
MINIMUM 10 519 AM 16 -6 30  
AVERAGE 27 25 2 39  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.04 -0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.54 0.60 -0.06  
SINCE JAN 1 44.26 35.46 8.80  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 38 40 -2 26  
MONTH TO DATE 761 600 161 607  
SINCE DEC 1 761 600 161 607  
SINCE JUL 1 1854 2029 -175 1609  
 
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 NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 62 1000 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
DECEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 738 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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