435  
CDUS43 KDMX 290640  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
140 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 28 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 86 238 PM 84 2 88  
MINIMUM 70 1159 PM 63 7 68  
AVERAGE 78 73 5 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.15 -0.15  
MONTH TO DATE 12.36 3.99 8.37  
SINCE JAN 1 34.37 21.60 12.77  
 
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 13  
MONTH TO DATE 334 240 94 301  
SINCE JUN 1 534 427 107 549  
SINCE JAN 1 641 483 158 581    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 1100 PM  
LOWEST 55 400 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 29 2026..........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT  
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 835 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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