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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT THU JUL 17 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         74    358 PM 104    1936  86    -12       82       
  MINIMUM         61    737 AM  49    1911  67     -6       62       
  AVERAGE         68                        76     -8       72     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          2.84 1996   0.12  -0.12     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.85                      2.16   1.69     3.43     
  SINCE JUN 1      8.26                      7.42   0.84     7.56     
  SINCE JAN 1     20.09                     21.27  -1.18    20.87     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            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                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE JUN 1      4                        15    -11        1        
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            3                        11     -8        7        
  MONTH TO DATE  192                       184      8      174        
  SINCE JUN 1    495                       414     81      505        
  SINCE JAN 1    549                       497     52      602        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           100 AM                                      
 LOWEST     55           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    70                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       104      1930                      
                                             1934                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        55      1882                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY 17 2025..........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 PM CDT     
JULY 18 2025..........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 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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