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CDUS43 KDMX 300633
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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 86 403 PM 99 1983 82 4 84
1984
MINIMUM 65 1006 AM 43 1946 62 3 59
AVERAGE 76 72 4 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.15 3.16 1993 0.13 0.02 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.83 3.90 1.93 1.87
SINCE JUN 1 18.81 12.98 5.83 16.90
SINCE JAN 1 32.08 26.83 5.25 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 11 7 4 7
MONTH TO DATE 291 267 24 273
SINCE JUN 1 943 839 104 959
SINCE JAN 1 1083 922 161 1013
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 1000 AM
LOWEST 59 400 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 104 2013
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 42 1893
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2026........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 749 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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