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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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         77    417 PM  72      5       87
  MINIMUM         55   1156 PM  46      9       46
  AVERAGE         66            59      7       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.09  MM
  MONTH TO DATE    5.16          3.12   2.04
  SINCE JAN 1     45.72         30.02  15.70

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0             7     -7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   44           106    -62       45
  SINCE SEP 1     44           106    -62       45
  SINCE JUL 1     44           122    -78       59

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1             1      0        2
  MONTH TO DATE  147            71     76      118
  SINCE SEP 1    147            71     76      118
  SINCE JAN 1   1067           773    294      945
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     46           200 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 29 2026.....SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   659 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 30 2026.....SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 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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