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CDUS43 KDMX 150649
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
149 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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 76 405 PM 104 1988 84 -8 84
MINIMUM 72 759 AM 51 1885 65 7 66
1994
AVERAGE 74 74 0 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.96 3.51 1908 0.14 0.82 T
MONTH TO DATE 5.38 1.87 3.51 1.66
SINCE JUN 1 18.36 10.95 7.41 16.69
SINCE JAN 1 31.63 24.80 6.83 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 MM
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 9 10 -1 10
MONTH TO DATE 151 144 7 131
SINCE JUN 1 803 716 87 817
SINCE JAN 1 943 799 144 871
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 400 AM
LOWEST 88 1100 AM
AVERAGE 94
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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 49 1929
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 812 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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