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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT TUE SEP 01 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         92    456 PM  99    1913  81     11       76       
  MINIMUM         75    711 AM  45    1915  61     14       65       
                                      1967                           
  AVERAGE         84                        71     13       71     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.80 1977   0.13  -0.13     0.09     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.83                      4.17   1.66     1.96     
  SINCE JUN 1     18.81                     13.25   5.56    16.99     
  SINCE JAN 1     32.08                     27.10   4.98    28.82     

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       19                         7     12        6        
  MONTH TO DATE  326                       280     46      288        
  SINCE JUN 1    978                       852    126      974        
  SINCE JAN 1   1118                       935    183     1028        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85          1100 PM                                      
 LOWEST     54           100 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    70                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1913                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        38      1949                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER  1 2026.....SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER  2 2026.....SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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