648  
CDUS43 KDMX 180628  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 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 91 353 PM 84 7 73  
MINIMUM 69 511 AM 63 6 59  
AVERAGE 80 74 6 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.14 -0.14  
MONTH TO DATE 8.50 2.55 5.95  
SINCE JAN 1 30.51 20.16 10.35  
 
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 15 9 6 1  
MONTH TO DATE 214 146 68 162  
SINCE JUN 1 414 333 81 410  
SINCE JAN 1 521 389 132 442    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 56 100 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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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 18 2026..........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 846 PM CDT  
JULY 19 2026..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 845 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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