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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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    441 PM 100    1984  82      2       83       
  MINIMUM         61    601 AM  41    1986  62     -1       58       
  AVERAGE         73                        72      1       71     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.38 2014   0.13  -0.13     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.68                      3.77   1.91     1.87     
  SINCE JUN 1     18.66                     12.85   5.81    16.90     
  SINCE JAN 1     31.93                     26.70   5.23    28.73     

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      MM                                                  

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        8        
  SINCE JUN 1      3                        16    -13       12        
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        8        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        8                         7      1        6        
  MONTH TO DATE  280                       260     20      266        
  SINCE JUN 1    932                       832    100      952        
  SINCE JAN 1   1072                       915    157     1006        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                      
 LOWEST     46          1200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    68                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        99      1983                      
                                             1984                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        43      1946                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 29 2026........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT     
AUGUST 30 2026........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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