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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 86 629 PM 104 2013 82 4 83
MINIMUM 76 1013 AM 42 1893 61 15 65
AVERAGE 81 71 10 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 16 7 9 9
MONTH TO DATE 307 274 33 282
SINCE JUN 1 959 846 113 968
SINCE JAN 1 1099 929 170 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 11.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 72 600 PM
LOWEST 56 400 AM
AVERAGE 64
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 99 1913
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 45 1915
1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 747 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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