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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
536 PM CDT FRI AUG 07 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 86 350 PM 100 1988 85 1 86
MINIMUM 65 630 AM 48 1989 66 -1 69
AVERAGE 76 75 1 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.38 1991 0.14 -0.14 1.21
MONTH TO DATE 1.95 0.93 1.02 1.51
SINCE JUN 1 14.93 10.01 4.92 16.54
SINCE JAN 1 28.20 23.86 4.34 28.37
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 3 16 -13 4
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 0
COOLING
TODAY 11 10 1 13
MONTH TO DATE 57 74 -17 49
SINCE JUN 1 709 646 63 735
SINCE JAN 1 849 729 120 789
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 300 AM
LOWEST 68 300 PM
AVERAGE 84
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 109 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 50 1904
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 7 2026........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT
AUGUST 8 2026........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 823 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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