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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT TUE SEP 01 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 92 338 PM 80 12 78
MINIMUM 66 552 AM 57 9 63
AVERAGE 79 68 11 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.15 -0.15
MONTH TO DATE 5.09 4.85 0.24
SINCE JAN 1 40.56 26.90 13.66
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 14
SINCE JUN 1 7 32 -25 20
SINCE JUL 1 0 11 -11 14
COOLING
YESTERDAY 14 4 10 6
MONTH TO DATE 253 196 57 219
SINCE JUN 1 813 646 167 795
SINCE JAN 1 920 702 218 827
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1100 PM
LOWEST 56 300 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) 56 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 2 2026.....SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 746 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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