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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT FRI OCT 02 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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 68 1223 PM 70 -2 85
MINIMUM 49 1155 PM 45 4 59
AVERAGE 59 58 1 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.57 0.11 0.46
MONTH TO DATE 0.57 0.11 0.46
SINCE JAN 1 47.58 30.32 17.26
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 6 8 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 6 8 -2 0
SINCE SEP 1 53 130 -77 45
SINCE JUL 1 53 146 -93 59
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 7
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 7
SINCE SEP 1 151 75 76 137
SINCE JAN 1 1071 777 294 964
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 100 AM
LOWEST 60 600 PM
AVERAGE 80
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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 2 2026.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 654 PM CDT
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 652 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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