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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
142 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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         92    320 PM 102    1881  84      8       80       
  MINIMUM         76    651 AM  50    1902  65     11       68       
                                      1986                           
                                      2004                           
  AVERAGE         84                        75      9       74     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.42 1976   0.13  -0.13     0.04     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      1.47   0.55     1.65     
  SINCE JUN 1     15.00                     10.55   4.45    16.68     
  SINCE JAN 1     28.27                     24.40   3.87    28.51     

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       19                        10      9        9        
  MONTH TO DATE  116                       114      2      102        
  SINCE JUN 1    768                       686     82      788        
  SINCE JAN 1    908                       769    139      842        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           300 AM                                      
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    75                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       101      1936                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        48      1964                      
                                             2004                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT     
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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