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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1235 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 37 154 AM 28 9 39
MINIMUM 10 1159 PM 10 0 25
AVERAGE 24 19 5 32
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.01 -0.01
MONTH TO DATE 1.56 0.30 1.26
SINCE JAN 1 1.56 0.30 1.26
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 41 46 -5 33
MONTH TO DATE 547 722 -175 752
SINCE DEC 1 1814 1956 -142 1834
SINCE JUL 1 2907 3385 -478 2836
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 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 85 300 AM
LOWEST 43 100 PM
AVERAGE 64
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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 17 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 511 PM CST
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 512 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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