415  
CDUS43 KDMX 110640  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
140 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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 90 334 PM 83 7 81  
MINIMUM 69 205 AM 62 7 68  
AVERAGE 80 72 8 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.15 -0.15  
MONTH TO DATE 1.46 1.50 -0.04  
SINCE JAN 1 36.93 23.55 13.38  
 
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 15 7 8 10  
MONTH TO DATE 81 77 4 69  
SINCE JUN 1 641 527 114 645  
SINCE JAN 1 748 583 165 677    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 57 300 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 11 2026........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT  
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 819 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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