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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
532 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 82 359 PM 104 1988 84 -2 94
MINIMUM 63 635 AM 47 1897 64 -1 75
AVERAGE 73 74 -1 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.02 1902 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.48 2.29 3.19 1.66
SINCE JUN 1 18.46 11.37 7.09 16.69
SINCE JAN 1 31.73 25.22 6.51 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 MM
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 8 9 -1 20
MONTH TO DATE 181 171 10 187
SINCE JUN 1 833 743 90 873
SINCE JAN 1 973 826 147 927
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 200 AM
LOWEST 49 200 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 108 1936
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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