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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT MON AUG 03 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2 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         84    256 PM 100    1930  85     -1       78       
                                      1964                           
  MINIMUM         65    619 AM  51    1907  66     -1       61       
  AVERAGE         75                        76     -1       70     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1928   0.14  -0.14     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.27  -0.27     0.00     
  SINCE JUN 1     12.98                      9.35   3.63    15.03     
  SINCE JAN 1     26.25                     23.20   3.05    26.86     

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       10                        11     -1        5        
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        22     -4        8        
  SINCE JUN 1    670                       594     76      694        
  SINCE JAN 1    810                       677    133      748        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     54           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    72                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       105      1930                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      1927                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST  3 2026........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT     
AUGUST  4 2026........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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