845  
CDUS43 KDMX 220632  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1232 AM CST THU JAN 22 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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 40 244 PM 28 12 13  
MINIMUM 9 633 AM 10 -1 -12  
AVERAGE 25 19 6 1  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.02 -0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 1.56 0.40 1.16  
SINCE JAN 1 1.56 0.40 1.16  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 40 46 -6 64  
MONTH TO DATE 816 952 -136 1029  
SINCE DEC 1 2083 2186 -103 2111  
SINCE JUL 1 3176 3615 -439 3113  
 
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 43 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 58 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 95 300 AM  
LOWEST 44 300 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 10 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST  
JANUARY 23 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 518 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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