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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
546 PM CDT TUE AUG 04 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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 76 1253 PM 110 1918 85 -9 78
MINIMUM 68 457 AM 47 1894 66 2 63
AVERAGE 72 76 -4 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.07 2.30 1970 0.14 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.53 -0.46 0.00
SINCE JUN 1 13.05 9.61 3.44 15.03
SINCE JAN 1 26.32 23.46 2.86 26.86
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 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 MM
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 7 11 -4 6
MONTH TO DATE 36 44 -8 18
SINCE JUN 1 688 616 72 704
SINCE JAN 1 828 699 129 758
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 91 200 PM
LOWEST 81 100 AM
AVERAGE 86
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 108 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 47 1889
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 4 2026........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
AUGUST 5 2026........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 827 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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