CDUS43 KDMX 210638 CLIAMW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 138 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026 ................................... ...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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 ....................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 69 447 PM 63 6 50 MINIMUM 28 250 AM 39 -11 40 AVERAGE 49 51 -2 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.15 -0.15 MONTH TO DATE 4.86 2.39 2.47 SINCE JAN 1 10.02 5.73 4.29 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 16 14 2 20 MONTH TO DATE 295 350 -55 324 SINCE MAR 1 952 1217 -265 958 SINCE JUL 1 5652 6418 -766 5646 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 8 0 8 2 SINCE MAR 1 12 1 11 2 SINCE JAN 1 12 1 11 2 ....................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 300 AM LOWEST 33 200 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 MM MM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 MM MM SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$