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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT WED AUG 20 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         88    408 PM 101    1983  83      5       82       
  MINIMUM         71    612 AM  49    1950  64      7       64       
  AVERAGE         80                        74      6       73     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.03 1979   0.14  -0.14     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.79                      2.57  -0.78     1.66     
  SINCE JUN 1     16.82                     11.65   5.17    14.78     
  SINCE JAN 1     28.65                     25.50   3.15    28.09     

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       15                         9      6        8        
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       189     28      178        
  SINCE JUN 1    903                       761    142      845        
  SINCE JAN 1    957                       844    113      942        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           500 AM                                      
 LOWEST     57           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    77                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       100      1947                      
                                             1983                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        40      1950                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 20 2025........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT     
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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