CDUS43 KDMX 090631 CLIAMW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 131 AM CDT THU JUL 09 2026 ................................... ...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 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 ....................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 89 314 PM 84 5 84 MINIMUM 67 502 AM 63 4 66 AVERAGE 78 73 5 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.54 0.16 0.38 MONTH TO DATE 8.08 1.29 6.79 SINCE JAN 1 30.09 18.90 11.19 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE JUN 1 7 21 -14 6 SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0 COOLING YESTERDAY 13 9 4 10 MONTH TO DATE 106 65 41 93 SINCE JUN 1 306 252 54 341 SINCE JAN 1 413 308 105 373 ....................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 100 AM LOWEST 54 300 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 MM MM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 MM MM SUNRISE AND SUNSET JULY 9 2026..........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 851 PM CDT JULY 10 2026..........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 851 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$