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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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    453 PM 101    1936  84      2       85
  MINIMUM         74    941 AM  48    1964  65      9       69
                                      2004
  AVERAGE         80                        75      5       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          3.06 1932   0.13  -0.11     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    2.04                      1.60   0.44     1.66
  SINCE JUN 1     15.02                     10.68   4.34    16.69
  SINCE JAN 1     28.29                     24.53   3.76    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       15                        10      5       12
  MONTH TO DATE  131                       124      7      114
  SINCE JUN 1    783                       696     87      800
  SINCE JAN 1    923                       779    144      854
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           500 AM
 LOWEST     65           300 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        99      1965
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        48      1964


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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