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CDUS43 KDMX 032227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT MON AUG 03 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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 85 359 PM 105 1930 85 0 77  
MINIMUM 67 604 AM 50 1927 66 1 60  
AVERAGE 76 76 0 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.54 2004 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.39 -0.39 0.00  
SINCE JUN 1 12.98 9.47 3.51 15.03  
SINCE JAN 1 26.25 23.32 2.93 26.86  
 
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 11 0 4  
MONTH TO DATE 29 33 -4 12  
SINCE JUN 1 681 605 76 698  
SINCE JAN 1 821 688 133 752    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 500 AM  
LOWEST 51 400 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 110 1918  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 47 1894  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 3 2026........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT  
AUGUST 4 2026........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 828 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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