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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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 86 410 PM 82 4 82
MINIMUM 71 1144 PM 61 10 66
AVERAGE 79 72 7 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.82 0.15 0.67
MONTH TO DATE 2.52 1.79 0.73
SINCE JAN 1 37.99 23.84 14.15
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 14 7 7 9
MONTH TO DATE 113 91 22 85
SINCE JUN 1 673 541 132 661
SINCE JAN 1 780 597 183 693
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1100 PM
LOWEST 68 500 PM
AVERAGE 84
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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 13 2026........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 816 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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