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Record from Aug 12, 2026. Back to current conditions

Des Moines Aug 12, 2026

Review recorded on Aug 22, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.

Weather-risk signals · signal engine (Open-Meteo)

A dry stretch is forming

medium

5 dry days in a row could start 2026-08-21. A dry day here means 1mm of rain or less; the important number is the length of the run. Crops in flowering or fruit-set windows are most exposed.

Reading evidence

Valid until Aug 17, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

agriculture · grain farmers

Recorded daily weather · Open-Meteo

Rain 0.7 mmMax 28.6 °CMin 23.2 °CGusts 27 km/h

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What people were seeing · community field reports

No field observations were posted for this place on Aug 12, 2026.