CDUS43 KDMX 190629 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 129 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 84 403 PM 108 1936 84 0 87 MINIMUM 69 703 AM 47 1897 64 5 73 AVERAGE 77 74 3 80 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.46 2015 0.14 -0.14 0.13 MONTH TO DATE 5.48 2.43 3.05 1.79 SINCE JUN 1 18.46 11.51 6.95 16.82 SINCE JAN 1 31.73 25.36 6.37 28.65 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 12 9 3 15 MONTH TO DATE 193 180 13 202 SINCE JUN 1 845 752 93 888 SINCE JAN 1 985 835 150 942 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 1100 PM LOWEST 59 300 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 101 1983 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 49 1950 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$