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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 25 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   1241 PM 110    1936  86     -2       84       
  MINIMUM         73    615 AM  54    1905  67      6       70       
  AVERAGE         79                        76      3       77     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.89 1948   0.12  -0.11     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.78                      3.09   5.69     3.83     
  SINCE JUN 1     13.19                      8.35   4.84     7.96     
  SINCE JAN 1     25.02                     22.20   2.82    21.27     

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       14                        11      3       12        
  MONTH TO DATE  303                       272     31      244        
  SINCE JUN 1    606                       502    104      575        
  SINCE JAN 1    660                       585     75      672        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                      
 LOWEST     69           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    83                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       108      1936                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        52      1911                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY 26 2025..........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT     
JULY 27 2025..........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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