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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
202 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 20 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 94 311 PM 84 10 85
MINIMUM 69 528 AM 63 6 70
AVERAGE 82 74 8 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 3.80 0.13 3.67
MONTH TO DATE 12.30 2.94 9.36
SINCE JAN 1 34.31 20.55 13.76
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 17 9 8 13
MONTH TO DATE 254 173 81 191
SINCE JUN 1 454 360 94 439
SINCE JAN 1 561 416 145 471
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 56 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 700 PM
LOWEST 58 300 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 21 2026..........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT
JULY 22 2026..........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 843 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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