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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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 77 438 PM 81 -4 72
MINIMUM 57 402 AM 59 -2 50
AVERAGE 67 70 -3 61
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.18 0.17 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 4.73 3.78 0.95
SINCE JAN 1 40.20 25.83 14.37
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 4
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 4
SINCE JUN 1 7 25 -18 10
SINCE JUL 1 0 4 -4 4
COOLING
YESTERDAY 2 5 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 197 164 33 195
SINCE JUN 1 757 614 143 771
SINCE JAN 1 864 670 194 803
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 100 AM
LOWEST 60 300 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 758 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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