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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT SUN AUG 03 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2 2025...

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)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         78    204 PM 100    1930  85     -7       89       
                                      1964                           
  MINIMUM         61    559 AM  51    1907  66     -5       70       
  AVERAGE         70                        76     -6       80     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1928   0.14  -0.14     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.27  -0.27     0.00     
  SINCE JUN 1     15.03                      9.35   5.68    13.12     
  SINCE JAN 1     26.86                     23.20   3.66    26.43     

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      4                        16    -12        1        
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        5                        11     -6       15        
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        22    -14       28        
  SINCE JUN 1    694                       594    100      695        
  SINCE JAN 1    748                       677     71      792        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  FOG                                                                 
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     52           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    71                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       105      1930                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      1927                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST  3 2025........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT     
AUGUST  4 2025........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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