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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025

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...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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         90    358 PM  76     14       89                   
  MINIMUM         68    644 AM  51     17       60                   
  AVERAGE         79            64     15       75                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             0.10  -0.10                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21          1.83  -1.62                          
  SINCE JAN 1     38.89         28.73  10.16                          

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0             4     -4        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE   45            35     10       19                    
  SINCE SEP 1     45            35     10       19                    
  SINCE JUL 1     59            51      8       23                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       14             2     12       10                    
  MONTH TO DATE   66            50     16       37                    
  SINCE SEP 1     66            50     16       37                    
  SINCE JAN 1    893           752    141      839                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    66                                                        

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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 16 2025.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 17 2025.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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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