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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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         84    405 PM  99    1983  82      2       94       
                                      1984                           
  MINIMUM         59    604 AM  43    1946  62     -3       71       
  AVERAGE         72                        72      0       83     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.16 1993   0.13  -0.13     0.89     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.87                      3.90  -2.03     2.77     
  SINCE JUN 1     16.90                     12.98   3.92    15.89     
  SINCE JAN 1     28.73                     26.83   1.90    29.20     

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        7                         7      0       18        
  MONTH TO DATE  273                       267      6      300        
  SINCE JUN 1    959                       839    120      967        
  SINCE JAN 1   1013                       922     91     1064        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                      
 LOWEST     45          1100 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    68                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       104      2013                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        42      1893                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT     
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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