867  
CDUS43 KDMX 090636  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
136 AM CDT SUN AUG 09 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 81 243 PM 83 -2 91  
MINIMUM 56 551 AM 62 -6 71  
AVERAGE 69 72 -3 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.16 -0.16  
MONTH TO DATE 1.10 1.19 -0.09  
SINCE JAN 1 36.57 23.24 13.33  
 
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 4 7 -3 16  
MONTH TO DATE 54 63 -9 46  
SINCE JUN 1 614 513 101 622  
SINCE JAN 1 721 569 152 654    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 300 AM  
LOWEST 52 300 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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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 9 2026........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT  
AUGUST 10 2026........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 822 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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