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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

138 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2026



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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         62    348 PM  48     14       75                   

  MINIMUM         21    642 AM  28     -7       41                   

  AVERAGE         42            38      4       58                 



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.07  -0.07                          

  MONTH TO DATE    2.33          0.92   1.41                          

  SINCE JAN 1      4.70          2.31   2.39                          



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       23            27     -4        7                    

  MONTH TO DATE  482           558    -76      388                    

  SINCE MAR 1    482           558    -76      388                    

  SINCE JUL 1   5182          5759   -577     5076                    



 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                        





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                      

 LOWEST     49           500 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    71                                                        



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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        MM        MM                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        MM        MM                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT     

MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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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