615  
CDUS43 KDMX 200636  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1236 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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 11 425 PM 28 -17 6  
MINIMUM -2 805 AM 10 -12 -5  
AVERAGE 5 19 -14 1  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.02 -0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 1.56 0.36 1.20  
SINCE JAN 1 1.56 0.36 1.20  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 60 46 14 64  
MONTH TO DATE 719 860 -141 899  
SINCE DEC 1 1986 2094 -108 1981  
SINCE JUL 1 3079 3523 -444 2983  
 
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 1100 PM  
LOWEST 50 500 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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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 20 2026.......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 514 PM CST  
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 516 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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