503  
CDUS43 KDMX 150640  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1240 AM CST THU JAN 15 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 14 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 37 1227 AM 28 9 22  
MINIMUM 16 1159 PM 11 5 -5  
AVERAGE 27 19 8 9  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.02 -0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 1.56 0.27 1.29  
SINCE JAN 1 1.56 0.27 1.29  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 38 46 -8 56  
MONTH TO DATE 461 630 -169 667  
SINCE DEC 1 1728 1864 -136 1749  
SINCE JUL 1 2821 3293 -472 2751  
 
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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 1100 PM  
LOWEST 46 300 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 10 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 15 2026.......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 508 PM CST  
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 510 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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