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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 87 445 PM 63 24 66
MINIMUM 53 531 AM 40 13 43
AVERAGE 70 51 19 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.14 -0.14
MONTH TO DATE 4.86 2.53 2.33
SINCE JAN 1 10.02 5.87 4.15
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 14 -14 10
MONTH TO DATE 295 364 -69 334
SINCE MAR 1 952 1231 -279 968
SINCE JUL 1 5652 6432 -780 5656
COOLING
YESTERDAY 5 0 5 0
MONTH TO DATE 13 0 13 2
SINCE MAR 1 17 1 16 2
SINCE JAN 1 17 1 16 2
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 66 600 AM
LOWEST 17 500 PM
AVERAGE 42
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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 22 2026.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 805 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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