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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         80    438 PM  81     -1       74
  MINIMUM         54    440 AM  59     -5       57
  AVERAGE         67            70     -3       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.16  -0.16
  MONTH TO DATE    4.55          3.61   0.94
  SINCE JAN 1     40.02         25.66  14.36

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        2             5     -3        1
  MONTH TO DATE  195           159     36      195
  SINCE JUN 1    755           609    146      771
  SINCE JAN 1    862           665    197      803
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM
 LOWEST     50           100 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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