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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT MON JUL 07 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 6 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         87    311 PM 104    1886  85      2       85       
  MINIMUM         68    222 AM  51    1972  66      2       60       
  AVERAGE         78                        76      2       73     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.87 1982   0.14  -0.14      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.82  -0.19     1.87     
  SINCE JUN 1      5.04                      6.08  -1.04     6.00     
  SINCE JAN 1     16.87                     19.93  -3.06    19.31     

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    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE JUN 1      4                        15    -11        1        
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       13                        11      2        8        
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        63     18       43        
  SINCE JUN 1    384                       293     91      374        
  SINCE JAN 1    438                       376     62      471        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  FOG                                                                 
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                        


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     51           500 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    76                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       100      1890                      
                                             1936                     
                                             2012                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        52      1894                      
                                             1908                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY  7 2025..........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT     
JULY  8 2025..........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 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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