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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1232 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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         22   1159 PM  35    -13       32                   
  MINIMUM         12    314 AM  18     -6        6                   
  AVERAGE         17            27    -10       19                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.06          0.03   0.03                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42          0.42   0.00                          
  SINCE JAN 1     44.14         35.28   8.86                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       48            38     10       46                    
  MONTH TO DATE  505           403    102      413                    
  SINCE DEC 1    505           403    102      413                    
  SINCE JUL 1   1598          1832   -234     1415                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        0                    
  SINCE DEC 1      0             0      0        0                    
  SINCE JAN 1   1003           786    217      932                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           400 PM                                      
 LOWEST     70          1200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    81                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
DECEMBER 12 2025......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   443 PM CST     
DECEMBER 13 2025......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   443 PM CST     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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