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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
145 AM CDT WED APR 08 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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 42 448 PM 58 -16 47
MINIMUM 31 600 AM 35 -4 29
AVERAGE 37 46 -9 38
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.11 -0.11
MONTH TO DATE 3.30 0.71 2.59
SINCE JAN 1 8.46 4.05 4.41
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 28 19 9 27
MONTH TO DATE 156 138 18 155
SINCE MAR 1 813 1005 -192 789
SINCE JUL 1 5513 6206 -693 5477
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 73 1000 PM
LOWEST 48 1200 AM
AVERAGE 61
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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 8 2026.........SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 644 AM CDT SUNSET 749 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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