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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 81 339 PM 81 0 83
MINIMUM 58 1159 PM 59 -1 57
AVERAGE 70 70 0 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17
MONTH TO DATE 4.55 3.45 1.10
SINCE JAN 1 40.02 25.50 14.52
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 5
MONTH TO DATE 193 154 39 194
SINCE JUN 1 753 604 149 770
SINCE JAN 1 860 660 200 802
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 300 AM
LOWEST 44 500 PM
AVERAGE 71
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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 23 2026........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 801 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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