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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1240 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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 23 400 PM 35 -12 13
MINIMUM 11 828 PM 17 -6 -8
AVERAGE 17 26 -9 3
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.04 0.03 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.51 -0.17
SINCE JAN 1 1.90 1.12 0.78
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 48 39 9 62
MONTH TO DATE 607 840 -233 980
SINCE DEC 1 3278 3475 -197 3452
SINCE JUL 1 4371 4904 -533 4454
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 1200 AM
LOWEST 68 300 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 21 2026......SUNRISE 702 AM CST SUNSET 555 PM CST
FEBRUARY 22 2026......SUNRISE 700 AM CST SUNSET 556 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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