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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         81    446 PM  61     20       76
  MINIMUM         45    542 AM  38      7       33
  AVERAGE         63            50     13       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.14  -0.14
  MONTH TO DATE    4.86          1.81   3.05
  SINCE JAN 1     10.02          5.15   4.87

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        2            16    -14       10
  MONTH TO DATE  231           291    -60      278
  SINCE MAR 1    888          1158   -270      912
  SINCE JUL 1   5588          6359   -771     5600

 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     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97          1200 AM
 LOWEST     28           500 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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