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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 85 428 PM 82 3 90
MINIMUM 72 706 AM 61 11 67
AVERAGE 79 71 8 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17
MONTH TO DATE 4.55 2.27 2.28
SINCE JAN 1 40.02 24.32 15.70
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 14
MONTH TO DATE 146 112 34 111
SINCE JUN 1 706 562 144 687
SINCE JAN 1 813 618 195 719
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 600 AM
LOWEST 74 400 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 16 2026........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 812 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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