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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 82 510 PM 82 0 93
MINIMUM 58 414 AM 60 -2 71
AVERAGE 70 71 -1 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17
MONTH TO DATE 4.55 2.60 1.95
SINCE JAN 1 40.02 24.65 15.37
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 5 6 -1 17
MONTH TO DATE 157 124 33 145
SINCE JUN 1 717 574 143 721
SINCE JAN 1 824 630 194 753
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 100 AM
LOWEST 47 400 PM
AVERAGE 74
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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 18 2026........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 809 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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