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CDUS43 KDMX 092227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT SUN AUG 09 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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 91 225 PM 106 1934 85 6 83  
MINIMUM 71 109 AM 46 1888 66 5 74  
AVERAGE 81 75 6 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.07 2.20 1889 0.13 -0.06 0.10  
MONTH TO DATE 2.02 1.20 0.82 1.61  
SINCE JUN 1 15.00 10.28 4.72 16.64  
SINCE JAN 1 28.27 24.13 4.14 28.47  
 
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 16 10 6 14  
MONTH TO DATE 80 94 -14 81  
SINCE JUN 1 732 666 66 767  
SINCE JAN 1 872 749 123 821    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 600 AM  
LOWEST 58 300 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 102 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 50 1917  
 
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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