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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT FRI AUG 29 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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         83    305 PM 100    1984  82      1       88       
  MINIMUM         58    602 AM  41    1986  62     -4       70       
  AVERAGE         71                        72     -1       79     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.38 2014   0.13  -0.13     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.87                      3.77  -1.90     1.88     
  SINCE JUN 1     16.90                     12.85   4.05    15.00     
  SINCE JAN 1     28.73                     26.70   2.03    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       14        
  MONTH TO DATE  266                       260      6      282        
  SINCE JUN 1    952                       832    120      949        
  SINCE JAN 1   1006                       915     91     1046        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    67                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        99      1983                      
                                             1984                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        43      1946                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT     
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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