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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 84 403 PM 108 1936 84 0 87
MINIMUM 69 703 AM 47 1897 64 5 73
AVERAGE 77 74 3 80
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 2.46 2015 0.14 -0.14 0.13
MONTH TO DATE 5.48 2.43 3.05 1.79
SINCE JUN 1 18.46 11.51 6.95 16.82
SINCE JAN 1 31.73 25.36 6.37 28.65
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 12 9 3 15
MONTH TO DATE 193 180 13 202
SINCE JUN 1 845 752 93 888
SINCE JAN 1 985 835 150 942
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 1100 PM
LOWEST 59 300 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 101 1983
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 49 1950
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 807 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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