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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
219 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         50    347 PM  46      4       80
  MINIMUM         32    718 AM  26      6       50
  AVERAGE         41            36      5       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.05  -0.05
  MONTH TO DATE    2.32          0.66   1.66
  SINCE JAN 1      4.69          2.05   2.64

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       24            29     -5        0
  MONTH TO DATE  318           448   -130      316
  SINCE MAR 1    318           448   -130      316
  SINCE JUL 1   5018          5649   -631     5004

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0             0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0             0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    69           800 AM
 LOWEST     50           400 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        MM        MM
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        MM        MM


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 15 2026.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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