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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         84    313 PM  82      2       86
  MINIMUM         58    553 AM  60     -2       66
  AVERAGE         71            70      1       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.17  -0.17
  MONTH TO DATE    4.55          3.11   1.44
  SINCE JAN 1     40.02         25.16  14.86

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        6             6      0       11
  MONTH TO DATE  178           142     36      182
  SINCE JUN 1    738           592    146      758
  SINCE JAN 1    845           648    197      790
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM
 LOWEST     55           200 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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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 21 2026........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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