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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
149 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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         76    355 PM  82     -6       83
  MINIMUM         70    828 AM  61      9       61
  AVERAGE         73            72      1       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.13          0.16   0.97
  MONTH TO DATE    4.55          2.10   2.45
  SINCE JAN 1     40.02         24.15  15.87

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        8             7      1        7
  MONTH TO DATE  132           105     27       97
  SINCE JUN 1    692           555    137      673
  SINCE JAN 1    799           611    188      705
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM
 LOWEST     88          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    94

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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 15 2026........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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