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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
143 AM CDT FRI AUG 28 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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 83 331 PM 81 2 82
MINIMUM 57 604 AM 58 -1 52
AVERAGE 70 69 1 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.16 -0.16
MONTH TO DATE 4.73 4.24 0.49
SINCE JAN 1 40.20 26.29 13.91
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 14
SINCE JUN 1 7 28 -21 20
SINCE JUL 1 0 7 -7 14
COOLING
YESTERDAY 5 5 0 2
MONTH TO DATE 216 179 37 197
SINCE JUN 1 776 629 147 773
SINCE JAN 1 883 685 198 805
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 100 AM
LOWEST 46 300 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT
AUGUST 29 2026........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 753 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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