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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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 83 553 PM 80 3 85
MINIMUM 63 146 AM 57 6 56
AVERAGE 73 69 4 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.26 0.16 0.10
MONTH TO DATE 4.99 4.55 0.44
SINCE JAN 1 40.46 26.60 13.86
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 14
SINCE JUN 1 7 30 -23 20
SINCE JUL 1 0 9 -9 14
COOLING
YESTERDAY 8 4 4 6
MONTH TO DATE 228 188 40 207
SINCE JUN 1 788 638 150 783
SINCE JAN 1 895 694 201 815
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 1000 PM
LOWEST 63 300 PM
AVERAGE 78
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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 30 2026........SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 749 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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