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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
535 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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 77 347 PM 104 1936 83 -6 74
MINIMUM 64 654 AM 40 1891 63 1 54
AVERAGE 71 73 -2 64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.20 2.13 1882 0.14 0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.68 3.25 2.43 1.87
SINCE JUN 1 18.66 12.33 6.33 16.90
SINCE JAN 1 31.93 26.18 5.75 28.73
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 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
TODAY 0 0 0 1
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 1
SINCE JUN 1 3 16 -13 5
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 1
COOLING
TODAY 6 8 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 246 230 16 254
SINCE JUN 1 898 802 96 940
SINCE JAN 1 1038 885 153 994
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 600 AM
LOWEST 58 400 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 106 1936
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 44 1934
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 759 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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