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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT WED SEP 30 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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         72   1054 AM  71      1       89
  MINIMUM         52    425 AM  46      6       55
  AVERAGE         62            58      4       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.34          0.09   0.25
  MONTH TO DATE    5.50          3.21   2.29
  SINCE JAN 1     46.06         30.11  15.95

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        3             8     -5        0
  MONTH TO DATE   47           114    -67       45
  SINCE SEP 1     47           114    -67       45
  SINCE JUL 1     47           130    -83       59

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0             1     -1        7
  MONTH TO DATE  147            72     75      125
  SINCE SEP 1    147            72     75      125
  SINCE JAN 1   1067           774    293      952
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM
 LOWEST     57          1000 AM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 30 2026.....SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 PM CDT
OCTOBER  1 2026.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   656 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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