644  
CDUS43 KDMX 190650  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1250 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18 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 60 319 PM 34 26 3  
MINIMUM 32 1141 PM 16 16 -14  
AVERAGE 46 25 21 -5  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.02 -0.02  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.45 -0.45  
SINCE JAN 1 1.56 1.06 0.50  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 19 40 -21 70  
MONTH TO DATE 523 762 -239 856  
SINCE DEC 1 3194 3397 -203 3328  
SINCE JUL 1 4287 4826 -539 4330  
 
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 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 1200 AM  
LOWEST 16 200 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 19 2026......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 553 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 20 2026......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 554 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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