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CLIAMW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 80 226 PM 82 -2 87
MINIMUM 64 1139 PM 60 4 68
AVERAGE 72 71 1 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.17 -0.17
MONTH TO DATE 4.55 2.94 1.61
SINCE JAN 1 40.02 24.99 15.03
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 7 6 1 13
MONTH TO DATE 172 136 36 171
SINCE JUN 1 732 586 146 747
SINCE JAN 1 839 642 197 779
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 200 AM
LOWEST 58 400 PM
AVERAGE 78
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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 20 2026........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 806 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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