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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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         81    339 PM  81      0       83                   
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  59     -1       57                   
  AVERAGE         70            70      0       70                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.17  -0.17                          
  MONTH TO DATE    4.55          3.45   1.10                          
  SINCE JAN 1     40.02         25.50  14.52                          

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        5             6     -1        5                    
  MONTH TO DATE  193           154     39      194                    
  SINCE JUN 1    753           604    149      770                    
  SINCE JAN 1    860           660    200      802                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           300 AM                                      
 LOWEST     44           500 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    71                                                        

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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 23 2026........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT     
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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