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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 92 317 PM 99 1913 81 11 76
MINIMUM 75 711 AM 45 1915 61 14 65
1967
AVERAGE 84 71 13 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.80 1977 0.13 -0.13 0.09
MONTH TO DATE 5.83 4.17 1.66 1.96
SINCE JUN 1 18.81 13.25 5.56 16.99
SINCE JAN 1 32.08 27.10 4.98 28.82
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 19 7 12 6
MONTH TO DATE 326 280 46 288
SINCE JUN 1 978 852 126 974
SINCE JAN 1 1118 935 183 1028
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 69 100 AM
LOWEST 54 100 PM
AVERAGE 62
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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 38 1949
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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