065  
CDUS43 KDMX 010634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT SAT AUG 01 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 2026
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 78 1252 PM 105 1955 85 -7 77  
MINIMUM 63 1159 PM 49 1971 66 -3 64  
AVERAGE 71 76 -5 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.35 3.55 2024 0.13 0.22 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 8.47 3.82 4.65 10.62  
SINCE JUN 1 12.98 9.08 3.90 15.03  
SINCE JAN 1 26.25 22.93 3.32 26.86  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 3 15 -12 4  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 11 -5 6  
MONTH TO DATE 422 342 80 383  
SINCE JUN 1 652 572 80 686  
SINCE JAN 1 792 655 137 740    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 700 PM  
LOWEST 79 100 PM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 101 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 51 1898  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 1 2026........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT  
AUGUST 2 2026........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 831 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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