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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
156 AM CDT FRI AUG 07 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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 81 459 PM 101 1918 85 -4 82
MINIMUM 66 535 AM 53 1887 66 0 67
1989
AVERAGE 74 75 -1 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.02 1.86 2014 0.13 -0.11 0.30
MONTH TO DATE 1.95 0.79 1.16 0.30
SINCE JUN 1 14.93 9.87 5.06 15.33
SINCE JAN 1 28.20 23.72 4.48 27.16
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 9 10 -1 10
MONTH TO DATE 46 64 -18 36
SINCE JUN 1 698 636 62 722
SINCE JAN 1 838 719 119 776
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM
LOWEST 67 400 PM
AVERAGE 84
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 100 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 48 1989
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 7 2026........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT
AUGUST 8 2026........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 823 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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