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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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 86 453 PM 101 1936 84 2 85
MINIMUM 74 941 AM 48 1964 65 9 69
2004
AVERAGE 80 75 5 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.02 3.06 1932 0.13 -0.11 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 2.04 1.60 0.44 1.66
SINCE JUN 1 15.02 10.68 4.34 16.69
SINCE JAN 1 28.29 24.53 3.76 28.52
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 15 10 5 12
MONTH TO DATE 131 124 7 114
SINCE JUN 1 783 696 87 800
SINCE JAN 1 923 779 144 854
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 500 AM
LOWEST 65 300 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 99 1965
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 48 1964
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 815 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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