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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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         86    410 PM  82      4       82
  MINIMUM         71   1144 PM  61     10       66
  AVERAGE         79            72      7       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.82          0.15   0.67
  MONTH TO DATE    2.52          1.79   0.73
  SINCE JAN 1     37.99         23.84  14.15

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      7            25    -18        6
  SINCE JUL 1      0             4     -4        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       14             7      7        9
  MONTH TO DATE  113            91     22       85
  SINCE JUN 1    673           541    132      661
  SINCE JAN 1    780           597    183      693
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM
 LOWEST     68           500 PM
 AVERAGE    84

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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