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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT WED AUG 05 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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 76 1253 PM 110 1918 85 -9 78
MINIMUM 65 1038 PM 47 1894 66 -1 63
AVERAGE 71 76 -5 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.28 2.30 1970 0.14 0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.28 0.53 -0.25 0.00
SINCE JUN 1 13.26 9.61 3.65 15.03
SINCE JAN 1 26.53 23.46 3.07 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 6 11 -5 6
MONTH TO DATE 35 44 -9 18
SINCE JUN 1 687 616 71 704
SINCE JAN 1 827 699 128 758
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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 7.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 600 PM
LOWEST 81 100 AM
AVERAGE 89
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 108 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 47 1889
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 5 2026........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
AUGUST 6 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 826 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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