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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
532 PM CDT SUN AUG 30 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 84 359 PM 104 2013 82 2 83
MINIMUM 76 1013 AM 42 1893 61 15 65
AVERAGE 80 71 9 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.78 1983 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.83 4.04 1.79 1.87
SINCE JUN 1 18.81 13.12 5.69 16.90
SINCE JAN 1 32.08 26.97 5.11 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 15 7 8 9
MONTH TO DATE 306 274 32 282
SINCE JUN 1 958 846 112 968
SINCE JAN 1 1098 929 169 1022
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 69 1000 AM
LOWEST 56 400 AM
AVERAGE 63
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 99 1913
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 45 1915
1967
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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