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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
202 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 20 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         94    311 PM  84     10       85
  MINIMUM         69    528 AM  63      6       70
  AVERAGE         82            74      8       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        3.80          0.13   3.67
  MONTH TO DATE   12.30          2.94   9.36
  SINCE JAN 1     34.31         20.55  13.76

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       17             9      8       13
  MONTH TO DATE  254           173     81      191
  SINCE JUN 1    454           360     94      439
  SINCE JAN 1    561           416    145      471
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    56   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           700 PM
 LOWEST     58           300 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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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 21 2026..........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 PM CDT
JULY 22 2026..........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 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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