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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
534 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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 83 336 PM 99 1955 82 1 81
2013
MINIMUM 62 627 AM 45 1986 62 0 60
AVERAGE 73 72 1 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 6.18 1975 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.68 3.64 2.04 1.87
SINCE JUN 1 18.66 12.72 5.94 16.90
SINCE JAN 1 31.93 26.57 5.36 28.73
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 8
SINCE JUN 1 3 16 -13 12
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 8
COOLING
TODAY 8 7 1 6
MONTH TO DATE 272 253 19 260
SINCE JUN 1 924 825 99 946
SINCE JAN 1 1064 908 156 1000
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 300 AM
LOWEST 42 200 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 100 1984
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 41 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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