520  
CDUS43 KDMX 300639  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1239 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2025  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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 16 438 PM 30 -14 41  
MINIMUM 8 1032 AM 13 -5 30  
AVERAGE 12 22 -10 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.02 -0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.77 1.00 -0.23  
SINCE JAN 1 44.49 35.86 8.63  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 53 44 9 29  
MONTH TO DATE 1194 1147 47 1020  
SINCE DEC 1 1194 1147 47 1020  
SINCE JUL 1 2287 2576 -289 2022  
 
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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 400 AM  
LOWEST 69 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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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 30 2025......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 452 PM CST  
DECEMBER 31 2025......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 453 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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