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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 84 359 PM 100 1947 83 1 87
1983
MINIMUM 65 614 AM 40 1950 64 1 70
AVERAGE 75 74 1 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.77 2019 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.48 2.71 2.77 1.79
SINCE JUN 1 18.46 11.79 6.67 16.82
SINCE JAN 1 31.73 25.64 6.09 28.65
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 10 9 1 14
MONTH TO DATE 214 198 16 231
SINCE JUN 1 866 770 96 917
SINCE JAN 1 1006 853 153 971
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 600 AM
LOWEST 51 100 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 102 1936
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 47 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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