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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         82    453 PM  80      2       83
  MINIMUM         69    149 AM  57     12       59
  AVERAGE         76            68      8       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.10          0.15  -0.05
  MONTH TO DATE    5.09          4.70   0.39
  SINCE JAN 1     40.56         26.75  13.81

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0             1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0             6     -6       14
  SINCE JUN 1      7            31    -24       20
  SINCE JUL 1      0            10    -10       14

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       11             4      7        6
  MONTH TO DATE  239           192     47      213
  SINCE JUN 1    799           642    157      789
  SINCE JAN 1    906           698    208      821
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           800 PM
 LOWEST     64           800 AM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  1 2026.....SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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