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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1233 AM CST SUN JAN 04 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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         30    746 PM  29      1       22
  MINIMUM         21    551 AM  12      9        0
  AVERAGE         26            21      5       11

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.03  -0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00          0.07  -0.07
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00          0.07  -0.07

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       39            44     -5       54
  MONTH TO DATE  126           132     -6      139
  SINCE DEC 1   1393          1366     27     1221
  SINCE JUL 1   2486          2795   -309     2223

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0             0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0             0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82          1000 PM
 LOWEST     68          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY  4 2026.......SUNRISE   743 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST
JANUARY  5 2026.......SUNRISE   743 AM CST   SUNSET   458 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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