Prior to yesterday, the high temperature for Ames had only warmed to 70 degrees or greater 15 times this year. This is a relatively low number compared with other years with only 1993 having fewer days since 1990. The featured chart compares the number of days above 70 prior to yesterday to the number of days above 90 for the rest of the year. Since 1990, the largest number of days over 90 was 22 days in 2005. Highs are expected to approach 80 today with cooler weather arriving for the rest of the week.

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