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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT SUN AUG 17 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         92    319 PM  82     10       85
  MINIMUM         72    413 AM  61     11       65
  AVERAGE         82            71     11       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.16  -0.16
  MONTH TO DATE    3.01          2.43   0.58
  SINCE JAN 1     37.17         24.48  12.69

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       17             6     11       10
  MONTH TO DATE  128           118     10      108
  SINCE JUN 1    704           568    136      641
  SINCE JAN 1    736           624    112      683
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM
 LOWEST     61           300 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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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 17 2025........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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