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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
149 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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 76 355 PM 82 -6 83
MINIMUM 70 828 AM 61 9 61
AVERAGE 73 72 1 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.13 0.16 0.97
MONTH TO DATE 4.55 2.10 2.45
SINCE JAN 1 40.02 24.15 15.87
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 8 7 1 7
MONTH TO DATE 132 105 27 97
SINCE JUN 1 692 555 137 673
SINCE JAN 1 799 611 188 705
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 600 AM
LOWEST 88 1200 PM
AVERAGE 94
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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 15 2026........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 813 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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