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CDUS43 KDMX 200627
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 81 239 PM 101 1983 83 -2 88
MINIMUM 71 1159 PM 49 1950 64 7 71
AVERAGE 76 74 2 80
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.03 1979 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.48 2.57 2.91 1.79
SINCE JUN 1 18.46 11.65 6.81 16.82
SINCE JAN 1 31.73 25.50 6.23 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 11 9 2 15
MONTH TO DATE 204 189 15 217
SINCE JUN 1 856 761 95 903
SINCE JAN 1 996 844 152 957
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 91 500 AM
LOWEST 64 300 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 100 1947
1983
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 40 1950
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 805 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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