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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 84 441 PM 100 1984 82 2 83
MINIMUM 61 601 AM 41 1986 62 -1 58
AVERAGE 73 72 1 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.38 2014 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.68 3.77 1.91 1.87
SINCE JUN 1 18.66 12.85 5.81 16.90
SINCE JAN 1 31.93 26.70 5.23 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 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 8
SINCE JUN 1 3 16 -13 12
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 8
COOLING
YESTERDAY 8 7 1 6
MONTH TO DATE 280 260 20 266
SINCE JUN 1 932 832 100 952
SINCE JAN 1 1072 915 157 1006
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 400 AM
LOWEST 46 1200 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 99 1983
1984
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 43 1946
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2026........SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2026........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 751 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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