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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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    335 PM  81      5       82                   
  MINIMUM         64    415 AM  59      5       61                   
  AVERAGE         75            70      5       72                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.17  -0.17                          
  MONTH TO DATE    4.55          3.28   1.27                          
  SINCE JAN 1     40.02         25.33  14.69                          

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       10             6      4        7                    
  MONTH TO DATE  188           148     40      189                    
  SINCE JUN 1    748           598    150      765                    
  SINCE JAN 1    855           654    201      797                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                      
 LOWEST     55           500 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    78                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT     
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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