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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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    439 PM 104    1988  84      7       87       
  MINIMUM         71    616 AM  49    1929  65      6       71       
  AVERAGE         81                        74      7       79     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.43 1906   0.14  -0.14     0.10     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.66                      2.01  -0.35     1.66     
  SINCE JUN 1     16.69                     11.09   5.60    14.78     
  SINCE JAN 1     28.52                     24.94   3.58    28.09     

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       16                         9      7       14        
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       153     -6      139        
  SINCE JUN 1    833                       725    108      806        
  SINCE JAN 1    887                       808     79      903        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82          1100 PM                                      
 LOWEST     56           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    69                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       108      1983                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        52      1879                      
                                             1992                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 16 2025........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT     
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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