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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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         83    506 PM  82      1       86
  MINIMUM         63   1231 AM  60      3       70
  AVERAGE         73            71      2       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.17  -0.17
  MONTH TO DATE    4.55          2.77   1.78
  SINCE JAN 1     40.02         24.82  15.20

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        8             6      2       13
  MONTH TO DATE  165           130     35      158
  SINCE JUN 1    725           580    145      734
  SINCE JAN 1    832           636    196      766
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     61           400 PM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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