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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 24 1159 PM 48 -24 77
MINIMUM 6 656 AM 28 -22 31
AVERAGE 15 38 -23 54
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.01 0.07 -0.06
MONTH TO DATE 2.33 0.85 1.48
SINCE JAN 1 4.70 2.24 2.46
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 50 27 23 11
MONTH TO DATE 459 531 -72 381
SINCE MAR 1 459 531 -72 381
SINCE JUL 1 5159 5732 -573 5069
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LT FREEZING RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 1000 PM
LOWEST 47 300 PM
AVERAGE 70
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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 18 2026.........SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT
MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 719 AM CDT SUNSET 726 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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