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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         71    108 PM  61     10       63
  MINIMUM         52    554 AM  38     14       35
  AVERAGE         62            49     13       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.62          0.13   0.49
  MONTH TO DATE    4.86          1.67   3.19
  SINCE JAN 1     10.02          5.01   5.01

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        3            16    -13       16
  MONTH TO DATE  229           275    -46      268
  SINCE MAR 1    886          1142   -256      902
  SINCE JUL 1   5586          6343   -757     5590

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    8             0      8        1
  SINCE MAR 1     12             1     11        1
  SINCE JAN 1     12             1     11        1
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM
 LOWEST     75           500 PM
 AVERAGE    88

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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