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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 71 108 PM 61 10 63
MINIMUM 52 554 AM 38 14 35
AVERAGE 62 49 13 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.62 0.13 0.49
MONTH TO DATE 4.86 1.67 3.19
SINCE JAN 1 10.02 5.01 5.01
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 3 16 -13 16
MONTH TO DATE 229 275 -46 268
SINCE MAR 1 886 1142 -256 902
SINCE JUL 1 5586 6343 -757 5590
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 8 0 8 1
SINCE MAR 1 12 1 11 1
SINCE JAN 1 12 1 11 1
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 500 AM
LOWEST 75 500 PM
AVERAGE 88
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 758 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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