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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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 89 438 PM 102 1911 84 5 83
MINIMUM 74 606 AM 50 1917 65 9 71
AVERAGE 82 75 7 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 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 S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 102 1881
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 50 1902
1986
2004
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 11 2026........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 818 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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