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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
159 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 19 348 PM 47 -28 47
MINIMUM 7 744 AM 27 -20 23
AVERAGE 13 37 -24 35
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.06 -0.06
MONTH TO DATE 2.32 0.78 1.54
SINCE JAN 1 4.69 2.17 2.52
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 52 28 24 30
MONTH TO DATE 409 504 -95 370
SINCE MAR 1 409 504 -95 370
SINCE JUL 1 5109 5705 -596 5058
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 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
BLOWING SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79 400 AM
LOWEST 51 600 PM
AVERAGE 65
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 723 PM CDT
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 725 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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