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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT MON APR 27 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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 72 212 PM 65 7 62
MINIMUM 53 535 AM 41 12 40
AVERAGE 63 53 10 51
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.01 0.15 -0.14
MONTH TO DATE 6.26 3.28 2.98
SINCE JAN 1 11.42 6.62 4.80
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 2 12 -10 14
MONTH TO DATE 316 429 -113 368
SINCE MAR 1 973 1296 -323 1002
SINCE JUL 1 5673 6497 -824 5690
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 77 500 AM
LOWEST 48 200 PM
AVERAGE 63
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 27 2026.........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 810 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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