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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
141 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 2025...

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         80    315 PM  84     -4       80
  MINIMUM         64   1159 PM  63      1       65
  AVERAGE         72            74     -2       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.86          0.14   0.72
  MONTH TO DATE    5.33          2.41   2.92
  SINCE JAN 1     27.00         20.02   6.98

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        1
  SINCE JUN 1      6            21    -15        1
  SINCE JUL 1      0             0      0        1

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7             9     -2        8
  MONTH TO DATE  161           137     24      132
  SINCE JUN 1    409           324     85      397
  SINCE JAN 1    441           380     61      439
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM
 LOWEST     72           200 PM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 17 2025..........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   847 PM CDT
JULY 18 2025..........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 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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