855  
CDUS43 KDMX 250645  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1245 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 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 39 807 PM 37 2 57  
MINIMUM 11 155 AM 19 -8 33  
AVERAGE 25 28 -3 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.03 -0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.78 0.64 0.14  
SINCE JAN 1 2.34 1.25 1.09  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 40 37 3 20  
MONTH TO DATE 802 991 -189 1129  
SINCE DEC 1 3473 3626 -153 3601  
SINCE JUL 1 4566 5055 -489 4603  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 600 PM  
LOWEST 63 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 25 2026......SUNRISE 656 AM CST SUNSET 600 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 654 AM CST SUNSET 601 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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