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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT TUE SEP 01 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         92    338 PM  80     12       78
  MINIMUM         66    552 AM  57      9       63
  AVERAGE         79            68     11       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.15  -0.15
  MONTH TO DATE    5.09          4.85   0.24
  SINCE JAN 1     40.56         26.90  13.66

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0             1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0             7     -7       14
  SINCE JUN 1      7            32    -25       20
  SINCE JUL 1      0            11    -11       14

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       14             4     10        6
  MONTH TO DATE  253           196     57      219
  SINCE JUN 1    813           646    167      795
  SINCE JAN 1    920           702    218      827
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM
 LOWEST     56           300 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  1 2026.....SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  2 2026.....SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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