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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
146 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         82    412 PM  81      1       72
  MINIMUM         62    505 AM  58      4       48
  AVERAGE         72            70      2       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.15  -0.15
  MONTH TO DATE    4.73          3.93   0.80
  SINCE JAN 1     40.20         25.98  14.22

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0             1     -1        5
  MONTH TO DATE    0             1     -1        9
  SINCE JUN 1      7            26    -19       15
  SINCE JUL 1      0             5     -5        9

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7             5      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE  204           169     35      195
  SINCE JUN 1    764           619    145      771
  SINCE JAN 1    871           675    196      803
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1000 PM
 LOWEST     69           100 PM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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