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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 83 238 PM 98 1947 83 0 83
1948
MINIMUM 62 1057 PM 48 1890 63 -1 64
1923
AVERAGE 73 73 0 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.60 1922 0.14 -0.14 0.04
MONTH TO DATE 5.48 2.98 2.50 1.83
SINCE JUN 1 18.46 12.06 6.40 16.86
SINCE JAN 1 31.73 25.91 5.82 28.69
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 8 8 0 9
MONTH TO DATE 236 214 22 250
SINCE JUN 1 888 786 102 936
SINCE JAN 1 1028 869 159 990
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 600 AM
LOWEST 44 500 PM
AVERAGE 67
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 100 2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 43 1891
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 800 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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