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CLIAMW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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 55 437 PM 62 -7 59
MINIMUM 31 102 AM 39 -8 39
AVERAGE 43 51 -8 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.14 -0.14
MONTH TO DATE 4.86 2.24 2.62
SINCE JAN 1 10.02 5.58 4.44
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 22 15 7 16
MONTH TO DATE 279 336 -57 304
SINCE MAR 1 936 1203 -267 938
SINCE JUL 1 5636 6404 -768 5626
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 8 0 8 2
SINCE MAR 1 12 1 11 2
SINCE JAN 1 12 1 11 2
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 66 100 AM
LOWEST 23 400 PM
AVERAGE 45
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2026.........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 802 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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