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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1240 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 10 124 PM 28 -18 48
MINIMUM 1 1159 PM 10 -9 19
AVERAGE 6 19 -13 34
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.02 -0.02
MONTH TO DATE 1.56 0.32 1.24
SINCE JAN 1 1.56 0.32 1.24
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 59 46 13 31
MONTH TO DATE 606 768 -162 783
SINCE DEC 1 1873 2002 -129 1865
SINCE JUL 1 2966 3431 -465 2867
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79 1200 AM
LOWEST 63 1200 AM
AVERAGE 71
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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 18 2026.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 512 PM CST
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 513 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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