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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
142 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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         92    436 PM  82     10       80
  MINIMUM         73    640 AM  61     12       63
  AVERAGE         83            72     11       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.24          0.14   0.10
  MONTH TO DATE    1.70          1.64   0.06
  SINCE JAN 1     37.17         23.69  13.48

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      7            25    -18        6
  SINCE JUL 1      0             4     -4        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       18             7     11        7
  MONTH TO DATE   99            84     15       76
  SINCE JUN 1    659           534    125      652
  SINCE JAN 1    766           590    176      684
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM
 LOWEST     64           200 PM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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