The featured chart presents the climatology and 2023 to date accumulated minimum temperature after 1 July for Ames. The recent heat wave happened during a time of year that should be seeing minimum temperatures approaching freezing for the first time. The 2023 line shows the recent staling of setting any new to date season lowest temperatures. Climatology shows that the present value is above the 95th percentile for warmest to date on record. The forecast for this weekend looks to bring 2023 back to reality with lows in the 30s expected. Interestingly, the black line showing the 50th percentile / average is right at 32 degrees for this time of year.

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