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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 29 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         66    309 PM  56     10       55
  MINIMUM         43   1054 PM  34      9       40
  AVERAGE         55            45     10       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.08  -0.08
  MONTH TO DATE    3.60          2.63   0.97
  SINCE JAN 1     50.61         32.84  17.77

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       10            20    -10       17
  MONTH TO DATE  176           406   -230      231
  SINCE SEP 1    223           528   -305      276
  SINCE JUL 1    223           544   -321      290

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   27             9     18       46
  SINCE SEP 1    178            83     95      176
  SINCE JAN 1   1098           785    313     1003
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           700 AM
 LOWEST     41           400 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 30 2026.......SUNRISE   745 AM CDT   SUNSET   611 PM CDT
OCTOBER 31 2026.......SUNRISE   746 AM CDT   SUNSET   610 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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