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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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         91    225 PM 106    1934  85      6       83       
  MINIMUM         71    109 AM  46    1888  66      5       74       
  AVERAGE         81                        75      6       79     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.07          2.20 1889   0.13  -0.06     0.10     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      1.20   0.82     1.61     
  SINCE JUN 1     15.00                     10.28   4.72    16.64     
  SINCE JAN 1     28.27                     24.13   4.14    28.47     

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       16                        10      6       14        
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        94    -14       81        
  SINCE JUN 1    732                       666     66      767        
  SINCE JAN 1    872                       749    123      821        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     58           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    76                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       102      1911                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        50      1917                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 10 2026........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT     
AUGUST 11 2026........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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