088  
CDUS43 KDMX 290639  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1239 AM CST MON DEC 29 2025  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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 45 206 AM 30 15 52  
MINIMUM 7 1037 PM 13 -6 33  
AVERAGE 26 22 4 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.11 0.03 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 0.77 0.98 -0.21  
SINCE JAN 1 44.49 35.84 8.65  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 39 43 -4 22  
MONTH TO DATE 1141 1103 38 991  
SINCE DEC 1 1141 1103 38 991  
SINCE JUL 1 2234 2532 -298 1993  
 
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 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 56 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LT FREEZING RAIN  
HEAVY SNOW  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 72 900 PM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 29 2025......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 451 PM CST  
DECEMBER 30 2025......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 452 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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