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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT TUE AUG 04 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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         85    454 PM 105    1930  85      0       77       
  MINIMUM         67    604 AM  50    1927  66      1       60       
  AVERAGE         76                        76      0       69     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.54 2004   0.12  -0.12     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.39  -0.39     0.00     
  SINCE JUN 1     12.98                      9.47   3.51    15.03     
  SINCE JAN 1     26.25                     23.32   2.93    26.86     

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       11                        11      0        4        
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        33     -4       12        
  SINCE JUN 1    681                       605     76      698        
  SINCE JAN 1    821                       688    133      752        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                      
 LOWEST     51           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    71                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       110      1918                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        47      1894                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST  4 2026........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT     
AUGUST  5 2026........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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