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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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 83 231 PM 81 2 76
MINIMUM 60 1144 PM 58 2 44
AVERAGE 72 69 3 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.15 -0.15
MONTH TO DATE 4.73 4.08 0.65
SINCE JAN 1 40.20 26.13 14.07
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 5
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 14
SINCE JUN 1 7 27 -20 20
SINCE JUL 1 0 6 -6 14
COOLING
YESTERDAY 7 5 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 211 174 37 195
SINCE JUN 1 771 624 147 771
SINCE JAN 1 878 680 198 803
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM
LOWEST 49 300 PM
AVERAGE 75
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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 27 2026........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 754 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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