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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT THU AUG 06 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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 72 218 PM 83 -11 83
MINIMUM 61 815 AM 62 -1 57
AVERAGE 67 72 -5 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.80 0.15 0.65
MONTH TO DATE 1.10 0.73 0.37
SINCE JAN 1 36.57 22.78 13.79
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 7 25 -18 6
SINCE JUL 1 0 4 -4 0
COOLING
YESTERDAY 2 8 -6 5
MONTH TO DATE 31 40 -9 11
SINCE JUN 1 591 490 101 587
SINCE JAN 1 698 546 152 619
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 1200 AM
LOWEST 81 200 PM
AVERAGE 89
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 6 2026........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
AUGUST 7 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 826 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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