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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1236 AM CST SUN MAR 08 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 43 541 PM 42 1 38
MINIMUM 30 1019 PM 23 7 30
AVERAGE 37 33 4 34
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.03 0.04 -0.01
MONTH TO DATE 2.13 0.31 1.82
SINCE JAN 1 4.50 1.70 2.80
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 28 32 -4 31
MONTH TO DATE 182 236 -54 210
SINCE MAR 1 182 236 -54 210
SINCE JUL 1 4882 5437 -555 4898
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 200 AM
LOWEST 68 500 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 8 2026.........SUNRISE 738 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT
MARCH 9 2026.........SUNRISE 736 AM CDT SUNSET 714 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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