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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT SUN APR 05 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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 44 443 PM 57 -13 52
MINIMUM 36 1159 PM 34 2 34
AVERAGE 40 45 -5 43
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.10 -0.10
MONTH TO DATE 3.30 0.38 2.92
SINCE JAN 1 8.46 3.72 4.74
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 25 20 5 22
MONTH TO DATE 86 81 5 79
SINCE MAR 1 743 948 -205 713
SINCE JUL 1 5443 6149 -706 5401
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM
LOWEST 64 300 PM
AVERAGE 79
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 5 2026.........SUNRISE 650 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT
APRIL 6 2026.........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 746 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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