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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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 65 910 AM 53 12 63
MINIMUM 38 1159 PM 31 7 25
AVERAGE 52 42 10 44
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.07 -0.07
MONTH TO DATE 2.71 1.49 1.22
SINCE JAN 1 5.08 2.88 2.20
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 13 23 -10 21
MONTH TO DATE 578 757 -179 571
SINCE MAR 1 578 757 -179 571
SINCE JUL 1 5278 5958 -680 5259
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 4 0 4 0
SINCE MAR 1 4 0 4 0
SINCE JAN 1 4 0 4 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 300 AM
LOWEST 44 200 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 27 2026.........SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT
MARCH 28 2026.........SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 736 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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