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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT SUN AUG 09 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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         91    225 PM 106    1934  85      6       83
  MINIMUM         71    109 AM  46    1888  66      5       74
  AVERAGE         81                        75      6       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.07          2.20 1889   0.13  -0.06     0.10
  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      1.20   0.82     1.61
  SINCE JUN 1     15.00                     10.28   4.72    16.64
  SINCE JAN 1     28.27                     24.13   4.14    28.47

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           16                        10      6       14
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        94    -14       81
  SINCE JUN 1    732                       666     66      767
  SINCE JAN 1    872                       749    123      821
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM
 LOWEST     58           300 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       102      1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        50      1917


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  9 2026........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT
AUGUST 10 2026........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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