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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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    207 PM 100    2023  83     -6       81
  MINIMUM         61   1021 PM  43    1891  63     -2       59
  AVERAGE         69                        73     -4       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.04          2.19 1895   0.13  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.87                      3.11  -1.24     1.80
  SINCE JUN 1     16.90                     12.19   4.71    14.92
  SINCE JAN 1     28.73                     26.04   2.69    28.23

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        4                         8     -4        5
  MONTH TO DATE  254                       222     32      194
  SINCE JUN 1    940                       794    146      861
  SINCE JAN 1    994                       877    117      958
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM
 LOWEST     45           400 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       104      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        40      1891


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2025........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2025........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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