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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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 69 447 PM 63 6 50
MINIMUM 28 250 AM 39 -11 40
AVERAGE 49 51 -2 45
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.15 -0.15
MONTH TO DATE 4.86 2.39 2.47
SINCE JAN 1 10.02 5.73 4.29
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 16 14 2 20
MONTH TO DATE 295 350 -55 324
SINCE MAR 1 952 1217 -265 958
SINCE JUL 1 5652 6418 -766 5646
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 85 300 AM
LOWEST 33 200 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 804 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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