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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1237 AM CST SAT MAR 07 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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 69 454 PM 42 27 43
MINIMUM 38 1159 PM 23 15 18
AVERAGE 54 32 22 31
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 2.10 0.05 2.05
MONTH TO DATE 2.10 0.27 1.83
SINCE JAN 1 4.47 1.66 2.81
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 11 33 -22 34
MONTH TO DATE 154 204 -50 179
SINCE MAR 1 154 204 -50 179
SINCE JUL 1 4854 5405 -551 4867
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 100 AM
LOWEST 75 500 PM
AVERAGE 88
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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 7 2026.........SUNRISE 640 AM CST SUNSET 612 PM CST
MARCH 8 2026.........SUNRISE 738 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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