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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 81 446 PM 61 20 76
MINIMUM 45 542 AM 38 7 33
AVERAGE 63 50 13 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.14 -0.14
MONTH TO DATE 4.86 1.81 3.05
SINCE JAN 1 10.02 5.15 4.87
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 2 16 -14 10
MONTH TO DATE 231 291 -60 278
SINCE MAR 1 888 1158 -270 912
SINCE JUL 1 5588 6359 -771 5600
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 S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 1200 AM
LOWEST 28 500 PM
AVERAGE 63
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 759 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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