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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT SAT AUG 08 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 81 359 PM 109 1934 85 -4 91
MINIMUM 62 555 AM 50 1904 66 -4 74
AVERAGE 72 75 -3 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.42 2010 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.95 1.07 0.88 1.51
SINCE JUN 1 14.93 10.15 4.78 16.54
SINCE JAN 1 28.20 24.00 4.20 28.37
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 7 10 -3 18
MONTH TO DATE 64 84 -20 67
SINCE JUN 1 716 656 60 753
SINCE JAN 1 856 739 117 807
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 600 AM
LOWEST 49 200 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 106 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 46 1888
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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