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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT WED AUG 05 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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         76   1253 PM 110    1918  85     -9       78       
  MINIMUM         65   1038 PM  47    1894  66     -1       63       
  AVERAGE         71                        76     -5       71     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.28          2.30 1970   0.14   0.14     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.53  -0.25     0.00     
  SINCE JUN 1     13.26                      9.61   3.65    15.03     
  SINCE JAN 1     26.53                     23.46   3.07    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        6                        11     -5        6        
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        44     -9       18        
  SINCE JUN 1    687                       616     71      704        
  SINCE JAN 1    827                       699    128      758        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  RAIN                                                                
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           600 PM                                      
 LOWEST     81           100 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    89                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       108      1934                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        47      1889                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST  5 2026........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT     
AUGUST  6 2026........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 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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