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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 84 313 PM 82 2 86
MINIMUM 58 553 AM 60 -2 66
AVERAGE 71 70 1 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17
MONTH TO DATE 4.55 3.11 1.44
SINCE JAN 1 40.02 25.16 14.86
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 11
MONTH TO DATE 178 142 36 182
SINCE JUN 1 738 592 146 758
SINCE JAN 1 845 648 197 790
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 200 AM
LOWEST 55 200 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 804 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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