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CLMDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
200 PM CDT TUE SEP 01 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 110 08/04/1918
LOW 40 08/20/1950
08/24/1891
HIGHEST 92 08/11 96 -4
08/31
LOWEST 57 08/23 53 4
MEAN 75.2 73.9 1.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 3 5.8 -2.8
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 13.68 1977
MINIMUM 0.14 1909
TOTALS 5.83 4.17 1.66
DAILY AVG. 0.19 0.13 0.06
DAYS >= .01 10
DAYS >= .10 7
DAYS >= .50 3
DAYS >= 1.00 2
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 0 4 -4
SINCE 7/1 0 1 -1
COOLING TOTAL 326 280 46
SINCE 1/1 1118 935 183
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/290 DATE 08/13
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 13 HAIL 0
SLEET 0 FOG 17
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 4
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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