Temperatures were again a struggle on Thursday with highs near 70 instead of our average near 85! For Des Moines, the high temperature was only 71 with a low temperature of 68. This three degree difference between the high and low was the smallest such difference on record for the site for August. The featured chart presents the smallest difference in daily high and low temperature by month. The "largest" values are during the summer time when it is extremely difficult to prevent the sun from even slightly heating the ground. The forecast looks cool and dry, which should make for great Iowa State Fair weather!

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