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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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 81 337 PM 76 5 78
MINIMUM 66 1159 PM 50 16 62
AVERAGE 74 63 11 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.19 0.10 0.09
MONTH TO DATE 3.71 2.04 1.67
SINCE JAN 1 44.27 28.94 15.33
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 0
MONTH TO DATE 9 43 -34 45
SINCE SEP 1 9 43 -34 45
SINCE JUL 1 9 59 -50 59
COOLING
YESTERDAY 9 2 7 5
MONTH TO DATE 132 54 78 83
SINCE SEP 1 132 54 78 83
SINCE JAN 1 1052 756 296 910
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM
LOWEST 67 400 PM
AVERAGE 84
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 18 2026.....SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 19 2026.....SUNRISE 659 AM CDT SUNSET 717 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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