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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 62 348 PM 48 14 75
MINIMUM 21 642 AM 28 -7 41
AVERAGE 42 38 4 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.07 -0.07
MONTH TO DATE 2.33 0.92 1.41
SINCE JAN 1 4.70 2.31 2.39
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 23 27 -4 7
MONTH TO DATE 482 558 -76 388
SINCE MAR 1 482 558 -76 388
SINCE JUL 1 5182 5759 -577 5076
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 400 AM
LOWEST 49 500 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 719 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT
MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 727 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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