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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 80 451 PM 82 -2 92
MINIMUM 61 1159 PM 61 0 72
AVERAGE 71 71 0 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.16 -0.16
MONTH TO DATE 4.55 2.43 2.12
SINCE JAN 1 40.02 24.48 15.54
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 6 6 0 17
MONTH TO DATE 152 118 34 128
SINCE JUN 1 712 568 144 704
SINCE JAN 1 819 624 195 736
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 300 AM
LOWEST 64 600 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 810 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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