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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
146 AM CDT WED APR 01 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 67 106 AM 55 12 50
MINIMUM 43 854 AM 33 10 31
AVERAGE 55 44 11 41
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.02 0.10 -0.08
MONTH TO DATE 2.79 1.95 0.84
SINCE JAN 1 5.16 3.34 1.82
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 10 21 -11 24
MONTH TO DATE 657 867 -210 634
SINCE MAR 1 657 867 -210 634
SINCE JUL 1 5357 6068 -711 5322
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 4 1 3 0
SINCE MAR 1 4 1 3 0
SINCE JAN 1 4 1 3 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 600 AM
LOWEST 33 100 PM
AVERAGE 60
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 1 2026.........SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT
APRIL 2 2026.........SUNRISE 655 AM CDT SUNSET 741 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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