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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         80    355 PM 100    2023  83     -3       77
  MINIMUM         57    246 AM  43    1891  63     -6       61
  AVERAGE         69                        73     -4       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.19 1895   0.13  -0.13     0.04
  MONTH TO DATE    5.48                      3.11   2.37     1.87
  SINCE JUN 1     18.46                     12.19   6.27    16.90
  SINCE JAN 1     31.73                     26.04   5.69    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        0
  SINCE JUN 1      3                        16    -13        4
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         8     -4        4
  MONTH TO DATE  240                       222     18      254
  SINCE JUN 1    892                       794     98      940
  SINCE JAN 1   1032                       877    155      994
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM
 LOWEST     47           300 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       104      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        40      1891


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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