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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1232 AM CST TUE JAN 06 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 2026
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 46 236 PM 29 17 17
MINIMUM 23 756 AM 12 11 12
AVERAGE 35 20 15 15
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.02 -0.02
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.11 -0.11
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.11 -0.11
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 30 45 -15 50
MONTH TO DATE 188 222 -34 243
SINCE DEC 1 1455 1456 -1 1325
SINCE JUL 1 2548 2885 -337 2327
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 800 AM
LOWEST 70 100 PM
AVERAGE 85
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 459 PM CST
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 500 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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