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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT WED AUG 06 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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         82    343 PM 108    1934  85     -3       95       
  MINIMUM         63    551 AM  47    1889  66     -3       75       
  AVERAGE         73                        75     -2       85     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.34 1972   0.13  -0.13     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.66  -0.66     0.00     
  SINCE JUN 1     15.03                      9.74   5.29    13.12     
  SINCE JAN 1     26.86                     23.59   3.27    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        8                        10     -2       20        
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        54    -28       85        
  SINCE JUN 1    712                       626     86      752        
  SINCE JAN 1    766                       709     57      849        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                      
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    71                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       101      1918                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        53      1887                      
                                             1989                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST  6 2025........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT     
AUGUST  7 2025........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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