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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
531 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         92    320 PM 102    1881  84      8       80
  MINIMUM         76    651 AM  50    1902  65     11       68
                                      1986
                                      2004
  AVERAGE         84                        75      9       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.42 1976   0.13  -0.13     0.04
  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      1.47   0.55     1.65
  SINCE JUN 1     15.00                     10.55   4.45    16.68
  SINCE JAN 1     28.27                     24.40   3.87    28.51

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY            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
  TODAY           19                        10      9        9
  MONTH TO DATE  116                       114      2      102
  SINCE JUN 1    768                       686     82      788
  SINCE JAN 1    908                       769    139      842
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           300 AM
 LOWEST     56           300 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       101      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        48      1964
                                             2004


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 11 2026........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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