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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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         86    231 PM 104    1988  84      2       91       
  MINIMUM         72   1146 PM  49    1929  65      7       71       
  AVERAGE         79                        74      5       81     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.10          3.43 1906   0.14  -0.04     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.48                      2.01   3.47     1.66     
  SINCE JUN 1     18.46                     11.09   7.37    16.69     
  SINCE JAN 1     31.73                     24.94   6.79    28.52     

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       14                         9      5       16        
  MONTH TO DATE  165                       153     12      147        
  SINCE JUN 1    817                       725     92      833        
  SINCE JAN 1    957                       808    149      887        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     74           500 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    87                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       108      1983                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        52      1879                      
                                             1992                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT     
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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