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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1243 AM CST FRI MAR 06 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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 56 349 PM 41 15 34
MINIMUM 39 727 AM 23 16 26
AVERAGE 48 32 16 30
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.05 -0.05
MONTH TO DATE T 0.22 -0.22
SINCE JAN 1 2.37 1.61 0.76
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 17 33 -16 35
MONTH TO DATE 143 171 -28 145
SINCE MAR 1 143 171 -28 145
SINCE JUL 1 4843 5372 -529 4833
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 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 SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 1100 PM
LOWEST 69 300 PM
AVERAGE 81
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 6 2026.........SUNRISE 641 AM CST SUNSET 611 PM CST
MARCH 7 2026.........SUNRISE 640 AM CST SUNSET 612 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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