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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT FRI AUG 01 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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         77    412 PM 105    1955  85     -8       91       
  MINIMUM         64    628 AM  49    1971  66     -2       67       
  AVERAGE         71                        76     -5       79     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.55 2024   0.13  -0.13     3.55     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.62                      3.82   6.80     8.99     
  SINCE JUN 1     15.03                      9.08   5.95    13.12     
  SINCE JAN 1     26.86                     22.93   3.93    26.43     

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        6                        11     -5       14        
  MONTH TO DATE  383                       342     41      336        
  SINCE JUN 1    686                       572    114      667        
  SINCE JAN 1    740                       655     85      764        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  FOG                                                                 
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     55           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    71                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       101      1987                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        51      1898                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST  1 2025........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT     
AUGUST  2 2025........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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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