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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT SAT AUG 08 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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 86 350 PM 100 1988 85 1 86
MINIMUM 65 630 AM 48 1989 66 -1 69
AVERAGE 76 75 1 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.38 1991 0.14 -0.14 1.21
MONTH TO DATE 1.95 0.93 1.02 1.51
SINCE JUN 1 14.93 10.01 4.92 16.54
SINCE JAN 1 28.20 23.86 4.34 28.37
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 11 10 1 13
MONTH TO DATE 57 74 -17 49
SINCE JUN 1 709 646 63 735
SINCE JAN 1 849 729 120 789
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 300 AM
LOWEST 68 300 PM
AVERAGE 84
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 109 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 50 1904
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 8 2026........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 822 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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