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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 86 335 PM 81 5 82
MINIMUM 64 415 AM 59 5 61
AVERAGE 75 70 5 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17
MONTH TO DATE 4.55 3.28 1.27
SINCE JAN 1 40.02 25.33 14.69
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 10 6 4 7
MONTH TO DATE 188 148 40 189
SINCE JUN 1 748 598 150 765
SINCE JAN 1 855 654 201 797
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 400 AM
LOWEST 55 500 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 22 2026........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 802 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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