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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
531 PM CDT WED AUG 05 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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 70 347 PM 108 1934 85 -15 82
MINIMUM 63 1119 AM 47 1889 66 -3 63
AVERAGE 67 75 -8 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 1.64 2.34 1972 0.13 1.51 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.92 0.66 1.26 0.00
SINCE JUN 1 14.90 9.74 5.16 15.03
SINCE JAN 1 28.17 23.59 4.58 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 2 10 -8 8
MONTH TO DATE 37 54 -17 26
SINCE JUN 1 689 626 63 712
SINCE JAN 1 829 709 120 766
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 800 AM
LOWEST 84 300 PM
AVERAGE 92
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 101 1918
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 53 1887
1989
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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