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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 28 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    238 PM  84      2       88
  MINIMUM         70   1159 PM  63      7       68
  AVERAGE         78            73      5       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.15  -0.15
  MONTH TO DATE   12.36          3.99   8.37
  SINCE JAN 1     34.37         21.60  12.77

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             8      5       13
  MONTH TO DATE  334           240     94      301
  SINCE JUN 1    534           427    107      549
  SINCE JAN 1    641           483    158      581
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          1100 PM
 LOWEST     55           400 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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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 29 2026..........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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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