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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1231 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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 30 1202 AM 37 -7 58
MINIMUM 19 303 AM 19 0 30
AVERAGE 25 28 -3 44
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.03 0.03 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.81 0.67 0.14
SINCE JAN 1 2.37 1.28 1.09
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 40 37 3 21
MONTH TO DATE 842 1028 -186 1150
SINCE DEC 1 3513 3663 -150 3622
SINCE JUL 1 4606 5092 -486 4624
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 800 PM
LOWEST 58 100 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 654 AM CST SUNSET 601 PM CST
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 652 AM CST SUNSET 602 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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