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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT SAT AUG 09 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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         91    401 PM 109    1934  85      6       78       
  MINIMUM         74    543 AM  50    1904  66      8       62       
  AVERAGE         83                        75      8       70     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.42 2010   0.14  -0.14     0.01     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.51                      1.07   0.44     0.01     
  SINCE JUN 1     16.54                     10.15   6.39    13.13     
  SINCE JAN 1     28.37                     24.00   4.37    26.44     

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       18                        10      8        5        
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        84    -17      103        
  SINCE JUN 1    753                       656     97      770        
  SINCE JAN 1    807                       739     68      867        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     61           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    75                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       106      1934                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        46      1888                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST  9 2025........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT     
AUGUST 10 2025........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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