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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
147 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 14 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         73    522 PM  77     -4       91
  MINIMUM         56   1141 AM  52      4       64
  AVERAGE         65            64      1       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.00          0.12   0.88
  MONTH TO DATE    2.89          1.73   1.16
  SINCE JAN 1     43.45         28.63  14.82

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0             4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE    7            31    -24       45
  SINCE SEP 1      7            31    -24       45
  SINCE JUL 1      7            47    -40       59

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0             3     -3       13
  MONTH TO DATE  123            48     75       52
  SINCE SEP 1    123            48     75       52
  SINCE JAN 1   1043           750    293      879
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           800 PM
 LOWEST     73           400 PM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 15 2026.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 16 2026.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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