879  
CDUS43 KDMX 102228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT MON AUG 10 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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 89 359 PM 102 1911 84 5 83  
MINIMUM 74 606 AM 50 1917 65 9 71  
AVERAGE 82 75 7 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.75 1939 0.14 -0.14 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.02 1.34 0.68 1.61  
SINCE JUN 1 15.00 10.42 4.58 16.64  
SINCE JAN 1 28.27 24.27 4.00 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 17 10 7 12  
MONTH TO DATE 97 104 -7 93  
SINCE JUN 1 749 676 73 779  
SINCE JAN 1 889 759 130 833    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 500 AM  
LOWEST 57 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 102 1881  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 50 1902  
1986  
2004  
 
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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