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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
149 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 2025...

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    408 PM  82      4       84
  MINIMUM         70   1156 PM  60     10       62
  AVERAGE         78            71      7       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.24          0.17   0.07
  MONTH TO DATE    3.25          2.77   0.48
  SINCE JAN 1     37.41         24.82  12.59

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        3
  SINCE JUN 1      6            25    -19        4
  SINCE JUL 1      0             4     -4        4

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       13             6      7        8
  MONTH TO DATE  158           130     28      124
  SINCE JUN 1    734           580    154      657
  SINCE JAN 1    766           636    130      699
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           700 AM
 LOWEST     68           500 PM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 19 2025........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT
AUGUST 20 2025........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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