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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
147 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 38 1224 AM 47 -9 52
MINIMUM 14 1159 PM 27 -13 30
AVERAGE 26 37 -11 41
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY MM 0.06 MM
MONTH TO DATE 2.32 0.72 1.60
SINCE JAN 1 4.69 2.11 2.58
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 39 28 11 24
MONTH TO DATE 357 476 -119 340
SINCE MAR 1 357 476 -119 340
SINCE JUL 1 5057 5677 -620 5028
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 41 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 60 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 24.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
BLOWING SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 500 PM
LOWEST 67 1200 AM
AVERAGE 80
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 723 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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