832  
CDUS43 KDMX 220634  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 21 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 79 158 PM 84 -5 82  
MINIMUM 62 1155 PM 63 -1 72  
AVERAGE 71 73 -2 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.12 -0.12  
MONTH TO DATE 12.30 3.06 9.24  
SINCE JAN 1 34.31 20.67 13.64  
 
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 6 9 -3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 260 182 78 203  
SINCE JUN 1 460 369 91 451  
SINCE JAN 1 567 425 142 483    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 100 AM  
LOWEST 50 300 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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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 22 2026..........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT  
JULY 23 2026..........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 842 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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