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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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 84 336 PM 104 1983 82 2 76
MINIMUM 67 1159 PM 45 1910 62 5 47
AVERAGE 76 72 4 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.18 1977 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.68 3.51 2.17 1.87
SINCE JUN 1 18.66 12.59 6.07 16.90
SINCE JAN 1 31.93 26.44 5.49 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 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 3
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 8
SINCE JUN 1 3 16 -13 12
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 8
COOLING
YESTERDAY 11 8 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 264 246 18 254
SINCE JUN 1 916 818 98 940
SINCE JAN 1 1056 901 155 994
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 400 AM
LOWEST 44 300 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 99 1955
2013
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 45 1986
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 754 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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