Ames, IA 50013 Monthly Weather

Story County3:42 PM CDT42.02°N, 93.64°W
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171°/62°2.30 inAvg 71°/45°
265°/42°<0.01 inAvg 70°/44°
369°/43°Avg 70°/44°
474°/45°Avg 69°/44°
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783°/51°Avg 68°/42°
878°/47°Avg 68°/42°
978°/48°0.98 inAvg 67°/42°
1085°/60°Avg 66°/41°
1187°/59°Avg 66°/41°
1288°/59°Avg 66°/40°
1388°/54°Avg 65°/40°
1467°/47°Avg 64°/40°
1558°/47°0.32 inAvg 64°/39°
1656°/44°1.24 inAvg 63°/39°
1754°/31°<0.01 inAvg 63°/38°
1861°/32°Avg 62°/38°
1967°/40°Avg 62°/38°
2068°/40°Avg 61°/37°
2171°/42°Avg 61°/37°
22 Sunny 78°/53°Avg 60°/36°
23 Sunny 77°/57°Avg 60°/36°
24 Partly Sunny 77°/54°Avg 59°/36°
25 Partly Sunny 72°/50°Avg 58°/35°
26 Cloudy 66°/48°Avg 58°/35°
27 Slight Chance Rain Showers 62°/48°Avg 57°/34°
28 Chance Rain Showers 64°/45°Avg 57°/34°
29 Mostly sunny 56°/33°Avg 56°/34°
30Avg 56°/33°
31Avg 55°/33°
Average high72° (normal 66°)
Average low47° (normal 41°)
Warmest / coldest88° / 31°
Precipitation4.85 in (normal 2.09 in to date)
Record high today86° (1927)
Record low today15° (1976)

Observed: Boone, 21 km away, records since 1904. Normals 1991–2020. Climate data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS); recent days are preliminary. Days ahead: the forecast.

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