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CDUS43 KDMX 140636
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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 82 336 PM 99 1965 84 -2 82
MINIMUM 69 615 AM 48 1964 65 4 62
AVERAGE 76 75 1 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 2.38 3.24 1940 0.13 2.25 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.42 1.73 2.69 1.66
SINCE JUN 1 17.40 10.81 6.59 16.69
SINCE JAN 1 30.67 24.66 6.01 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 11 10 1 7
MONTH TO DATE 142 134 8 121
SINCE JUN 1 794 706 88 807
SINCE JAN 1 934 789 145 861
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 400 AM
LOWEST 74 1200 PM
AVERAGE 86
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 104 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 51 1885
1994
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 814 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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