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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT MON APR 06 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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 60 449 PM 57 3 49
MINIMUM 33 612 AM 34 -1 31
AVERAGE 47 46 1 40
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.11 -0.11
MONTH TO DATE 3.30 0.49 2.81
SINCE JAN 1 8.46 3.83 4.63
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 18 19 -1 25
MONTH TO DATE 104 100 4 104
SINCE MAR 1 761 967 -206 738
SINCE JUL 1 5461 6168 -707 5426
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 82 300 AM
LOWEST 41 500 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 6 2026.........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT
APRIL 7 2026.........SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 747 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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