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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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    403 PM  99    1983  82      4       84
                                      1984
  MINIMUM         65   1006 AM  43    1946  62      3       59
  AVERAGE         76                        72      4       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.15          3.16 1993   0.13   0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.83                      3.90   1.93     1.87
  SINCE JUN 1     18.81                     12.98   5.83    16.90
  SINCE JAN 1     32.08                     26.83   5.25    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       11                         7      4        7
  MONTH TO DATE  291                       267     24      273
  SINCE JUN 1    943                       839    104      959
  SINCE JAN 1   1083                       922    161     1013
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1000 AM
 LOWEST     59           400 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       104      2013
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        42      1893


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2026........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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