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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT WED AUG 27 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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         76    215 PM 104    1983  82     -6       99       
  MINIMUM         47    521 AM  45    1910  62    -15       76       
  AVERAGE         62                        72    -10       88     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.18 1977   0.13  -0.13     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.87                      3.51  -1.64     1.80     
  SINCE JUN 1     16.90                     12.59   4.31    14.92     
  SINCE JAN 1     28.73                     26.44   2.29    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        3                         0      3        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         0      8        0        
  SINCE JUN 1     12                        16     -4        1        
  SINCE JUL 1      8                         1      7        0        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8       23        
  MONTH TO DATE  254                       246      8      249        
  SINCE JUN 1    940                       818    122      916        
  SINCE JAN 1    994                       901     93     1013        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                      
 LOWEST     34           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    67                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        99      1955                      
                                             2013                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        45      1986                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 27 2025........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT     
AUGUST 28 2025........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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