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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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 76 321 PM 64 12 77
MINIMUM 55 703 PM 40 15 53
AVERAGE 66 52 14 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.39 0.15 1.24
MONTH TO DATE 6.25 2.83 3.42
SINCE JAN 1 11.41 6.17 5.24
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 13 -13 0
MONTH TO DATE 295 391 -96 337
SINCE MAR 1 952 1258 -306 971
SINCE JUL 1 5652 6459 -807 5659
COOLING
YESTERDAY 1 0 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 16 0 16 2
SINCE MAR 1 20 1 19 2
SINCE JAN 1 20 1 19 2
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 700 PM
LOWEST 64 400 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 24 2026.........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT
APRIL 25 2026.........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 807 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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