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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT THU APR 09 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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 73 148 PM 58 15 54
MINIMUM 38 101 AM 35 3 19
AVERAGE 56 47 9 37
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.04 0.11 -0.07
MONTH TO DATE 3.34 0.82 2.52
SINCE JAN 1 8.50 4.16 4.34
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 9 18 -9 28
MONTH TO DATE 165 156 9 183
SINCE MAR 1 822 1023 -201 817
SINCE JUL 1 5522 6224 -702 5505
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 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 57 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 900 PM
LOWEST 38 300 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 644 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT
APRIL 10 2026.........SUNRISE 642 AM CDT SUNSET 750 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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