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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
150 AM CDT THU OCT 01 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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 72 204 PM 71 1 86
MINIMUM 66 222 AM 45 21 53
AVERAGE 69 58 11 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.95 0.10 0.85
MONTH TO DATE 6.45 3.31 3.14
SINCE JAN 1 47.01 30.21 16.80
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 0
MONTH TO DATE 47 122 -75 45
SINCE SEP 1 47 122 -75 45
SINCE JUL 1 47 138 -91 59
COOLING
YESTERDAY 4 1 3 5
MONTH TO DATE 151 74 77 130
SINCE SEP 1 151 74 77 130
SINCE JAN 1 1071 776 295 957
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 200 AM
LOWEST 87 100 PM
AVERAGE 94
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 1 2026.......SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 656 PM CDT
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 654 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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