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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
149 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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 71 127 AM 76 -5 90
MINIMUM 57 945 PM 51 6 68
AVERAGE 64 64 0 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.63 0.10 0.53
MONTH TO DATE 3.52 1.83 1.69
SINCE JAN 1 44.08 28.73 15.35
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 1 4 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 8 35 -27 45
SINCE SEP 1 8 35 -27 45
SINCE JUL 1 8 51 -43 59
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 14
MONTH TO DATE 123 50 73 66
SINCE SEP 1 123 50 73 66
SINCE JAN 1 1043 752 291 893
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 600 AM
LOWEST 75 1100 AM
AVERAGE 88
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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 16 2026.....SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 720 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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