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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
141 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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         80    315 PM  84     -4       80                   
  MINIMUM         64   1159 PM  63      1       65                   
  AVERAGE         72            74     -2       73                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.86          0.14   0.72                          
  MONTH TO DATE    5.33          2.41   2.92                          
  SINCE JAN 1     27.00         20.02   6.98                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        1                    
  SINCE JUN 1      6            21    -15        1                    
  SINCE JUL 1      0             0      0        1                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        7             9     -2        8                    
  MONTH TO DATE  161           137     24      132                    
  SINCE JUN 1    409           324     85      397                    
  SINCE JAN 1    441           380     61      439                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM                                      
 LOWEST     72           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    85                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY 17 2025..........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   847 PM CDT     
JULY 18 2025..........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 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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