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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         83    553 PM  80      3       85
  MINIMUM         63    146 AM  57      6       56
  AVERAGE         73            69      4       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.26          0.16   0.10
  MONTH TO DATE    4.99          4.55   0.44
  SINCE JAN 1     40.46         26.60  13.86

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0             1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0             5     -5       14
  SINCE JUN 1      7            30    -23       20
  SINCE JUL 1      0             9     -9       14

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        8             4      4        6
  MONTH TO DATE  228           188     40      207
  SINCE JUN 1    788           638    150      783
  SINCE JAN 1    895           694    201      815
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM
 LOWEST     63           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)   57        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2026........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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