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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT THU AUG 28 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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         81    452 PM  99    1955  82     -1       93       
                                      2013                           
  MINIMUM         60    224 AM  45    1986  62     -2       74       
  AVERAGE         71                        72     -1       84     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          6.18 1975   0.13  -0.13     0.08     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.87                      3.64  -1.77     1.88     
  SINCE JUN 1     16.90                     12.72   4.18    15.00     
  SINCE JAN 1     28.73                     26.57   2.16    28.31     

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    8                         0      8        0        
  SINCE JUN 1     12                        16     -4        1        
  SINCE JUL 1      8                         1      7        0        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        6                         7     -1       19        
  MONTH TO DATE  260                       253      7      268        
  SINCE JUN 1    946                       825    121      935        
  SINCE JAN 1   1000                       908     92     1032        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    73          1100 PM                                      
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    56                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       100      1984                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        41      1986                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 28 2025........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT     
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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