955  
CDUS43 KDMX 050641  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
141 AM CDT MON OCT 05 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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 75 310 PM 69 6 88  
MINIMUM 46 1143 PM 44 2 62  
AVERAGE 61 56 5 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.10 -0.10  
MONTH TO DATE 0.57 0.42 0.15  
SINCE JAN 1 47.58 30.63 16.95  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 4 9 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 25 35 -10 0  
SINCE SEP 1 72 157 -85 45  
SINCE JUL 1 72 173 -101 59  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 10  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 31  
SINCE SEP 1 151 78 73 161  
SINCE JAN 1 1071 780 291 988    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1100 PM  
LOWEST 30 400 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 5 2026.......SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 649 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 6 2026.......SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 647 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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