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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
139 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         83    220 PM 104    2013  82      1       82       
  MINIMUM         65    544 AM  42    1893  61      4       65       
  AVERAGE         74                        71      3       74     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1983   0.14  -0.14     0.13     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.87                      4.04  -2.17     2.90     
  SINCE JUN 1     16.90                     13.12   3.78    16.02     
  SINCE JAN 1     28.73                     26.97   1.76    29.33     

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    8                         0      8        0        
  SINCE JUN 1     12                        16     -4        1        
  SINCE JUL 1      8                         1      7        0        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        9                         7      2        9        
  MONTH TO DATE  282                       274      8      309        
  SINCE JUN 1    968                       846    122      976        
  SINCE JAN 1   1022                       929     93     1073        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    68                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1913                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        45      1915                      
                                             1967                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER  1 2025.....SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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