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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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 91 225 PM 106 1934 85 6 83
MINIMUM 71 109 AM 46 1888 66 5 74
AVERAGE 81 75 6 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 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 9.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 102 1911
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 50 1917
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 10 2026........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT
AUGUST 11 2026........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 819 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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