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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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 82 231 PM 82 0 81
MINIMUM 70 819 AM 61 9 59
AVERAGE 76 72 4 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.90 0.15 0.75
MONTH TO DATE 3.42 1.94 1.48
SINCE JAN 1 38.89 23.99 14.90
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 11 7 4 5
MONTH TO DATE 124 98 26 90
SINCE JUN 1 684 548 136 666
SINCE JAN 1 791 604 187 698
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM
LOWEST 74 300 PM
AVERAGE 87
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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 14 2026........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 815 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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