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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
146 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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         81    629 PM 106    1936  83     -2       72
  MINIMUM         63    601 AM  44    1934  63      0       49
  AVERAGE         72                        72      0       61

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.45 1987   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.68                      3.38   2.30     1.87
  SINCE JUN 1     18.66                     12.46   6.20    16.90
  SINCE JAN 1     31.93                     26.31   5.62    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       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        4
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        5
  SINCE JUN 1      3                        16    -13        9
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        5

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         8     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE  253                       238     15      254
  SINCE JUN 1    905                       810     95      940
  SINCE JAN 1   1045                       893    152      994
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94          1100 PM
 LOWEST     67           300 PM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       104      1983
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        45      1910


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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