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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
331 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 53 808 PM 45 8 67
MINIMUM 24 530 AM 26 -2 28
AVERAGE 39 35 4 48
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.16 0.05 0.11
MONTH TO DATE 2.32 0.55 1.77
SINCE JAN 1 4.69 1.94 2.75
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 26 30 -4 17
MONTH TO DATE 271 390 -119 305
SINCE MAR 1 271 390 -119 305
SINCE JUL 1 4971 5591 -620 4993
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 300 AM
LOWEST 33 400 PM
AVERAGE 65
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 13 2026.........SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT
MARCH 14 2026.........SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 720 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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