908  
CDUS43 KDMX 070656  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
156 AM CDT FRI AUG 07 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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 82 331 PM 83 -1 81  
MINIMUM 65 427 AM 62 3 64  
AVERAGE 74 72 2 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.15 -0.15  
MONTH TO DATE 1.10 0.88 0.22  
SINCE JAN 1 36.57 22.93 13.64  
 
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 9 8 1 8  
MONTH TO DATE 40 48 -8 19  
SINCE JUN 1 600 498 102 595  
SINCE JAN 1 707 554 153 627    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 900 PM  
LOWEST 61 300 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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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 7 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT  
AUGUST 8 2026........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 824 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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