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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         87    351 PM 100    1947  83      4       77       
                                      1983                           
  MINIMUM         70    428 AM  40    1950  64      6       59       
  AVERAGE         79                        74      5       68     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.77 2019   0.14  -0.14     0.09     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.79                      2.71  -0.92     1.75     
  SINCE JUN 1     16.82                     11.79   5.03    14.87     
  SINCE JAN 1     28.65                     25.64   3.01    28.18     

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       14                         9      5        3        
  MONTH TO DATE  231                       198     33      181        
  SINCE JUN 1    917                       770    147      848        
  SINCE JAN 1    971                       853    118      945        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           300 AM                                      
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    65                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       102      1936                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        47      1950                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT     
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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