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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 89 311 PM 102 1936 83 6 82
MINIMUM 69 624 AM 47 1950 64 5 67
AVERAGE 79 73 6 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 2.92 1946 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.48 2.84 2.64 1.79
SINCE JUN 1 18.46 11.92 6.54 16.82
SINCE JAN 1 31.73 25.77 5.96 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 MM
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 14 8 6 10
MONTH TO DATE 228 206 22 241
SINCE JUN 1 880 778 102 927
SINCE JAN 1 1020 861 159 981
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 500 AM
LOWEST 50 500 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 98 1947
1948
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 48 1890
1923
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 802 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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