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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT THU AUG 06 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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         70    347 PM 108    1934  85    -15       82       
  MINIMUM         63   1119 AM  47    1889  66     -3       63       
  AVERAGE         67                        75     -8       73     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        1.65          2.34 1972   0.13   1.52     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.93                      0.66   1.27     0.00     
  SINCE JUN 1     14.91                      9.74   5.17    15.03     
  SINCE JAN 1     28.18                     23.59   4.59    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        2                        10     -8        8        
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        54    -17       26        
  SINCE JUN 1    689                       626     63      712        
  SINCE JAN 1    829                       709    120      766        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                      
 LOWEST     84           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    92                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       101      1918                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        53      1887                      
                                             1989                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST  6 2026........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT     
AUGUST  7 2026........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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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