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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 25 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         63    538 PM  73    -10       82
  MINIMUM         58    652 AM  47     11       48
  AVERAGE         61            60      1       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.54          0.10   0.44
  MONTH TO DATE    4.96          2.86   2.10
  SINCE JAN 1     45.52         29.76  15.76

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        4             6     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   40            85    -45       45
  SINCE SEP 1     40            85    -45       45
  SINCE JUL 1     40           101    -61       59

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0             1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE  146            68     78      108
  SINCE SEP 1    146            68     78      108
  SINCE JAN 1   1066           770    296      935
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM
 LOWEST     90           200 PM
 AVERAGE    95

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 26 2026.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 27 2026.....SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 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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