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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
146 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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 82 412 PM 81 1 72
MINIMUM 62 505 AM 58 4 48
AVERAGE 72 70 2 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.15 -0.15
MONTH TO DATE 4.73 3.93 0.80
SINCE JAN 1 40.20 25.98 14.22
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 5
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 9
SINCE JUN 1 7 26 -19 15
SINCE JUL 1 0 5 -5 9
COOLING
YESTERDAY 7 5 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 204 169 35 195
SINCE JUN 1 764 619 145 771
SINCE JAN 1 871 675 196 803
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1000 PM
LOWEST 69 100 PM
AVERAGE 85
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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 26 2026........SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 756 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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