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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
142 AM CDT MON APR 13 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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 72 1010 AM 60 12 72
MINIMUM 52 1210 AM 37 15 32
AVERAGE 62 48 14 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.02 0.12 -0.10
MONTH TO DATE 4.23 1.29 2.94
SINCE JAN 1 9.39 4.63 4.76
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 3 17 -14 13
MONTH TO DATE 226 226 0 239
SINCE MAR 1 883 1093 -210 873
SINCE JUL 1 5583 6294 -711 5561
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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 1000 PM
LOWEST 70 100 PM
AVERAGE 84
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 755 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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