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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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         76    359 PM 104    1988  84     -8       84
  MINIMUM         72    759 AM  51    1885  65      7       66
                                      1994
  AVERAGE         74                        74      0       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.90          3.51 1908   0.14   0.76      T
  MONTH TO DATE    5.32                      1.87   3.45     1.66
  SINCE JUN 1     18.30                     10.95   7.35    16.69
  SINCE JAN 1     31.57                     24.80   6.77    28.52

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        0
  SINCE JUN 1      3                        16    -13        4
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0

 COOLING
  TODAY            9                        10     -1       10
  MONTH TO DATE  151                       144      7      131
  SINCE JUN 1    803                       716     87      817
  SINCE JAN 1    943                       799    144      871
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM
 LOWEST     88          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    94

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       104      1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        49      1929


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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