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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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 69 142 PM 54 15 68
MINIMUM 34 620 AM 32 2 47
AVERAGE 52 43 9 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.09 -0.09
MONTH TO DATE 2.71 1.75 0.96
SINCE JAN 1 5.08 3.14 1.94
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 13 22 -9 7
MONTH TO DATE 646 824 -178 586
SINCE MAR 1 646 824 -178 586
SINCE JUL 1 5346 6025 -679 5274
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 71 1100 PM
LOWEST 32 100 PM
AVERAGE 52
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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 30 2026.........SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT
MARCH 31 2026.........SUNRISE 659 AM CDT SUNSET 739 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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