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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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 55 233 PM 56 -1 69
MINIMUM 38 631 AM 33 5 41
AVERAGE 47 44 3 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.65 0.10 1.55
MONTH TO DATE 2.01 0.19 1.82
SINCE JAN 1 7.17 3.53 3.64
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 18 20 -2 10
MONTH TO DATE 38 41 -3 36
SINCE MAR 1 695 908 -213 670
SINCE JUL 1 5395 6109 -714 5358
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 4 1 3 0
SINCE JAN 1 4 1 3 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 800 AM
LOWEST 86 1100 PM
AVERAGE 93
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 3 2026.........SUNRISE 654 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT
APRIL 4 2026.........SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 744 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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