092  
CDUS43 KDMX 230626  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
126 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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 80 230 PM 63 17 73  
MINIMUM 54 311 AM 40 14 51  
AVERAGE 67 52 15 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.15 -0.15  
MONTH TO DATE 4.86 2.68 2.18  
SINCE JAN 1 10.02 6.02 4.00  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 14 -14 3  
MONTH TO DATE 295 378 -83 337  
SINCE MAR 1 952 1245 -293 971  
SINCE JUL 1 5652 6446 -794 5659  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 0 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 15 0 15 2  
SINCE MAR 1 19 1 18 2  
SINCE JAN 1 19 1 18 2    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 400 AM  
LOWEST 50 400 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT  
APRIL 24 2026.........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 806 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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