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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT SUN AUG 09 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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         81    417 PM 109    1934  85     -4       91
  MINIMUM         62    555 AM  50    1904  66     -4       74
  AVERAGE         72                        75     -3       83

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.42 2010   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.95                      1.07   0.88     1.51
  SINCE JUN 1     14.93                     10.15   4.78    16.54
  SINCE JAN 1     28.20                     24.00   4.20    28.37

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       0

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        7                        10     -3       18
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        84    -20       67
  SINCE JUN 1    716                       656     60      753
  SINCE JAN 1    856                       739    117      807
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM
 LOWEST     49           200 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       106      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        46      1888


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  9 2026........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT
AUGUST 10 2026........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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