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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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 59 506 PM 54 5 83
MINIMUM 14 436 AM 32 -18 47
AVERAGE 37 42 -5 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.09 -0.09
MONTH TO DATE 2.71 1.66 1.05
SINCE JAN 1 5.08 3.05 2.03
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 28 22 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 633 802 -169 579
SINCE MAR 1 633 802 -169 579
SINCE JUL 1 5333 6003 -670 5267
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 600 AM
LOWEST 13 500 PM
AVERAGE 51
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 29 2026.........SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT
MARCH 30 2026.........SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 738 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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