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CDUS43 KDMX 080632  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT WED JUL 08 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 7 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 89 404 PM 84 5 85  
MINIMUM 66 451 AM 63 3 65  
AVERAGE 78 73 5 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.16 -0.16  
MONTH TO DATE 7.54 1.13 6.41  
SINCE JAN 1 29.55 18.74 10.81  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 7 21 -14 6  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 13 8 5 10  
MONTH TO DATE 93 56 37 83  
SINCE JUN 1 293 243 50 331  
SINCE JAN 1 400 299 101 363    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 200 AM  
LOWEST 52 300 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 8 2026..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 852 PM CDT  
JULY 9 2026..........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 851 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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