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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT FRI AUG 08 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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         86    400 PM 100    1988  85      1       81       
  MINIMUM         69    903 AM  48    1989  66      3       60       
  AVERAGE         78                        75      3       71     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        1.21          1.38 1991   0.14   1.07     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.51                      0.93   0.58      T       
  SINCE JUN 1     16.54                     10.01   6.53    13.12     
  SINCE JAN 1     28.37                     23.86   4.51    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                        16    -12        1        
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       13                        10      3        6        
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        74    -25       98        
  SINCE JUN 1    735                       646     89      765        
  SINCE JAN 1    789                       729     60      862        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           500 AM                                      
 LOWEST     55           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    76                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       109      1934                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      1904                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST  8 2025........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT     
AUGUST  9 2025........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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