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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
147 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 14 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 73 522 PM 77 -4 91
MINIMUM 56 1141 AM 52 4 64
AVERAGE 65 64 1 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.00 0.12 0.88
MONTH TO DATE 2.89 1.73 1.16
SINCE JAN 1 43.45 28.63 14.82
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 0
MONTH TO DATE 7 31 -24 45
SINCE SEP 1 7 31 -24 45
SINCE JUL 1 7 47 -40 59
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 13
MONTH TO DATE 123 48 75 52
SINCE SEP 1 123 48 75 52
SINCE JAN 1 1043 750 293 879
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 800 PM
LOWEST 73 400 PM
AVERAGE 85
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 15 2026.....SUNRISE 655 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 16 2026.....SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 722 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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