085  
CDUS43 KDMX 310634  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1234 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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 15 328 PM 29 -14 57  
MINIMUM -1 239 AM 11 -12 21  
AVERAGE 7 20 -13 39  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.03 -0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 1.56 0.59 0.97  
SINCE JAN 1 1.56 0.59 0.97  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 58 45 13 26  
MONTH TO DATE 1353 1359 -6 1367  
SINCE DEC 1 2620 2593 27 2449  
SINCE JUL 1 3713 4022 -309 3451  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 400 AM  
LOWEST 48 300 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 31 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 528 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 1 2026......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 530 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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