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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 79 425 PM 108 1983 84 -5 94
MINIMUM 67 1159 PM 52 1879 65 2 75
1992
AVERAGE 73 74 -1 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 8 9 -1 20
MONTH TO DATE 173 162 11 167
SINCE JUN 1 825 734 91 853
SINCE JAN 1 965 817 148 907
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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 6.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 104 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 47 1897
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 809 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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