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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
146 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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 81 629 PM 106 1936 83 -2 72
MINIMUM 63 601 AM 44 1934 63 0 49
AVERAGE 72 72 0 61
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.45 1987 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.68 3.38 2.30 1.87
SINCE JUN 1 18.66 12.46 6.20 16.90
SINCE JAN 1 31.93 26.31 5.62 28.73
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 4
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 5
SINCE JUN 1 3 16 -13 9
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 5
COOLING
YESTERDAY 7 8 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 253 238 15 254
SINCE JUN 1 905 810 95 940
SINCE JAN 1 1045 893 152 994
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 1100 PM
LOWEST 67 300 PM
AVERAGE 81
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 104 1983
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 45 1910
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 756 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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