Des Moines, Saturday, 8 August, 22:28
Overcast. Feels like 75°. High 82°, low 61°.
In August, Des Moines, IA averages a high of 82.3° and a low of 65.9°. About 3.8 inches of precipitation fall over the month (10 wet days). The record high is 101.5° (1983) and the record low 45° (1986). Normals are computed over the last 60 years.
| Day | High | Low | Chance of precip. | Record high | Record low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 83.5° | 66.4° | 23% | 99.1° (1987) | 53.4° (1968) |
| 2 | 83.7° | 67.1° | 27% | 97.5° (1964) | 55.8° (1973) |
| 3 | 83.7° | 66.9° | 35% | 96.3° (1988) | 56.3° (1966) |
| 4 | 82.9° | 66.7° | 37% | 94.6° (1989) | 50.2° (1978) |
| 5 | 81.9° | 66.6° | 38% | 94.8° (2018) | 55.2° (1978) |
| 6 | 82.2° | 66° | 33% | 97.5° (2022) | 54° (2004) |
| 7 | 83.1° | 66.9° | 33% | 96.3° (1988) | 52.9° (1990) |
| 8 | 83.1° | 67.3° | 28% | 93.4° (1988) | 55.8° (1989) |
| 9 | 83.3° | 66.9° | 30% | 93° (2005) | 52.5° (1972) |
| 10 | 82° | 66.2° | 42% | 98.2° (1983) | 54.1° (1967) |
| 11 | 81.1° | 64.4° | 25% | 93.9° (1988) | 51.3° (1967) |
| 12 | 82.2° | 65.3° | 38% | 94.6° (1975) | 51.1° (2004) |
| 13 | 81.9° | 66° | 33% | 92.5° (1971) | 52.2° (1992) |
| 14 | 81.1° | 65.5° | 33% | 98.8° (1988) | 51.8° (2004) |
| 15 | 81.3° | 65.3° | 32% | 100.9° (1988) | 49.3° (1992) |
| 16 | 82.6° | 65.8° | 35% | 101.5° (1983) | 54° (1992) |
| 17 | 82.6° | 66.2° | 38% | 99.9° (1988) | 55.4° (2012) |
| 18 | 82.6° | 65.7° | 38% | 100.4° (1983) | 50.4° (1977) |
| 19 | 82° | 66° | 33% | 96.4° (1983) | 50.9° (1963) |
| 20 | 81.9° | 65.1° | 32% | 96.3° (2003) | 51.6° (1967) |
| 21 | 82° | 66.2° | 28% | 93.7° (1975) | 52.3° (2004) |
| 22 | 82.6° | 65.5° | 25% | 96.6° (2023) | 55.2° (1997) |
| 23 | 81.9° | 65.7° | 23% | 100° (2023) | 51.4° (1966) |
| 24 | 82.2° | 65.7° | 22% | 97.7° (2023) | 50.5° (1966) |
| 25 | 82.8° | 65.5° | 32% | 97.3° (2003) | 53.2° (2015) |
| 26 | 82.4° | 66.2° | 33% | 95.4° (2013) | 50.4° (2015) |
| 27 | 82° | 66.4° | 30% | 96.6° (2013) | 53.4° (1971) |
| 28 | 82.4° | 64.8° | 35% | 96.4° (1984) | 45° (1986) |
| 29 | 82.2° | 64.9° | 27% | 94.6° (1984) | 49.6° (1988) |
| 30 | 81° | 64.6° | 22% | 98.4° (2013) | 50.2° (2009) |
| 31 | 80.6° | 63.7° | 25% | 94.1° (2000) | 47.3° (2009) |