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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
143 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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         74    346 PM 104    1936  83     -9       86       
  MINIMUM         54    607 AM  40    1891  63     -9       67       
  AVERAGE         64                        73     -9       77     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.13 1882   0.14  -0.14     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.87                      3.25  -1.38     1.80     
  SINCE JUN 1     16.90                     12.33   4.57    14.92     
  SINCE JAN 1     28.73                     26.18   2.55    28.23     

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        1                         0      1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        0        
  SINCE JUN 1      5                        16    -11        1        
  SINCE JUL 1      1                         1      0        0        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8       12        
  MONTH TO DATE  254                       230     24      206        
  SINCE JUN 1    940                       802    138      873        
  SINCE JAN 1    994                       885    109      970        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           500 AM                                      
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    67                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       106      1936                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        44      1934                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 25 2025........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT     
AUGUST 26 2025........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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