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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
747 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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 21 430 PM 36 -15 37
MINIMUM 5 1159 PM 18 -13 9
AVERAGE 13 27 -14 23
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.03 -0.03
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.57 -0.23
SINCE JAN 1 1.90 1.18 0.72
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 52 38 14 42
MONTH TO DATE 707 916 -209 1081
SINCE DEC 1 3378 3551 -173 3553
SINCE JUL 1 4471 4980 -509 4555
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 NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 73 1200 AM
LOWEST 57 500 PM
AVERAGE 65
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 23 2026......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 558 PM CST
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 559 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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