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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1239 AM CST MON DEC 29 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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         45    206 AM  30     15       52
  MINIMUM          7   1037 PM  13     -6       33
  AVERAGE         26            22      4       43

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.11          0.03   0.08
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77          0.98  -0.21
  SINCE JAN 1     44.49         35.84   8.65

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       39            43     -4       22
  MONTH TO DATE 1141          1103     38      991
  SINCE DEC 1   1141          1103     38      991
  SINCE JUL 1   2234          2532   -298     1993

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0             0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1   1003           786    217      932
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    56   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     72           900 PM
 AVERAGE    86

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 29 2025......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST
DECEMBER 30 2025......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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