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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
540 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 77 359 PM 108 1983 84 -7 94
MINIMUM 70 430 AM 52 1879 65 5 75
1992
AVERAGE 74 74 0 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.04 1980 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.48 2.15 3.33 1.66
SINCE JUN 1 18.46 11.23 7.23 16.69
SINCE JAN 1 31.73 25.08 6.65 28.52
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 9 9 0 20
MONTH TO DATE 174 162 12 167
SINCE JUN 1 826 734 92 853
SINCE JAN 1 966 817 149 907
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 100 AM
LOWEST 66 400 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 104 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 47 1897
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 811 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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