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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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         83    238 PM  98    1947  83      0       83       
                                      1948                           
  MINIMUM         62   1057 PM  48    1890  63     -1       64       
                                      1923                           
  AVERAGE         73                        73      0       74     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.60 1922   0.14  -0.14     0.04     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.48                      2.98   2.50     1.83     
  SINCE JUN 1     18.46                     12.06   6.40    16.86     
  SINCE JAN 1     31.73                     25.91   5.82    28.69     

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      MM                                                  

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        8                         8      0        9        
  MONTH TO DATE  236                       214     22      250        
  SINCE JUN 1    888                       786    102      936        
  SINCE JAN 1   1028                       869    159      990        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                        


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           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     44           500 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    67                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       100      2023                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        43      1891                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT     
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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