665  
CDUS43 KDMX 160629  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1229 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 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 65 340 PM 33 32 27  
MINIMUM 27 652 AM 15 12 15  
AVERAGE 46 24 22 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.03 -0.03  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.38 -0.38  
SINCE JAN 1 1.56 0.99 0.57  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 19 41 -22 44  
MONTH TO DATE 473 642 -169 663  
SINCE DEC 1 3144 3277 -133 3135  
SINCE JUL 1 4237 4706 -469 4137  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 400 AM  
LOWEST 22 400 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 16 2026......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 549 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 17 2026......SUNRISE 707 AM CST SUNSET 550 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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