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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 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         82    259 PM  83     -1       81
  MINIMUM         64    503 AM  63      1       68
  AVERAGE         73            73      0       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.60          0.15   0.45
  MONTH TO DATE   12.96          4.29   8.67
  SINCE JAN 1     34.97         21.90  13.07

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        8             8      0       10
  MONTH TO DATE  342           256     86      324
  SINCE JUN 1    542           443     99      572
  SINCE JAN 1    649           499    150      604
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM
 LOWEST     62           100 PM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT
AUGUST  1 2026........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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