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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT WED AUG 13 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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         82    459 PM  82      0       70
  MINIMUM         66   1154 PM  61      5       63
  AVERAGE         74            72      2       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.15  -0.15
  MONTH TO DATE    2.87          1.79   1.08
  SINCE JAN 1     37.03         23.84  13.19

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        9             7      2        2
  MONTH TO DATE   85            91     -6       77
  SINCE JUN 1    661           541    120      610
  SINCE JAN 1    693           597     96      652
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     60           400 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 13 2025........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT
AUGUST 14 2025........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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