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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT SUN AUG 09 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 81 417 PM 109 1934 85 -4 91
MINIMUM 62 555 AM 50 1904 66 -4 74
AVERAGE 72 75 -3 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 600 AM
LOWEST 49 200 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 106 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 46 1888
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT
AUGUST 10 2026........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 821 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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