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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT TUE APR 07 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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 47 303 PM 58 -11 59
MINIMUM 35 635 AM 35 0 22
AVERAGE 41 46 -5 41
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.11 -0.11
MONTH TO DATE 3.30 0.60 2.70
SINCE JAN 1 8.46 3.94 4.52
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 24 19 5 24
MONTH TO DATE 128 119 9 128
SINCE MAR 1 785 986 -201 762
SINCE JUL 1 5485 6187 -702 5450
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 NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 82 400 AM
LOWEST 42 1100 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 7 2026.........SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT
APRIL 8 2026.........SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 748 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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