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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
142 AM CDT SUN AUG 02 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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 82 536 PM 101 1987 85 -3 75
MINIMUM 63 1205 AM 51 1898 66 -3 60
AVERAGE 73 76 -3 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.61 1972 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.13 -0.13 0.00
SINCE JUN 1 12.98 9.21 3.77 15.03
SINCE JAN 1 26.25 23.06 3.19 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 16 -13 4
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 0
COOLING
YESTERDAY 8 11 -3 3
MONTH TO DATE 8 11 -3 3
SINCE JUN 1 660 583 77 689
SINCE JAN 1 800 666 134 743
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM
LOWEST 51 300 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 100 1930
1964
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 51 1907
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 2 2026........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
AUGUST 3 2026........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 830 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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