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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT TUE AUG 12 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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         80   1044 AM 102    1881  84     -4       79       
  MINIMUM         68    620 AM  50    1902  65      3       59       
                                      1986                           
                                      2004                           
  AVERAGE         74                        75     -1       69     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.42 1976   0.13  -0.09     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.65                      1.47   0.18     0.01     
  SINCE JUN 1     16.68                     10.55   6.13    13.13     
  SINCE JAN 1     28.51                     24.40   4.11    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        9                        10     -1        4        
  MONTH TO DATE  102                       114    -12      109        
  SINCE JUN 1    788                       686    102      776        
  SINCE JAN 1    842                       769     73      873        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                      
 LOWEST     72          1000 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    86                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       101      1936                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        48      1964                      
                                             2004                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 12 2025........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT     
AUGUST 13 2025........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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