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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1237 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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 46 428 PM 38 8 55
MINIMUM 16 709 AM 20 -4 30
AVERAGE 31 29 2 43
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.04 -0.04
MONTH TO DATE 0.81 0.71 0.10
SINCE JAN 1 2.37 1.32 1.05
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 34 36 -2 22
MONTH TO DATE 876 1064 -188 1172
SINCE DEC 1 3547 3699 -152 3644
SINCE JUL 1 4640 5128 -488 4646
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 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 600 AM
LOWEST 60 300 PM
AVERAGE 80
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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 27 2026......SUNRISE 652 AM CST SUNSET 602 PM CST
FEBRUARY 28 2026......SUNRISE 651 AM CST SUNSET 604 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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