340  
CDUS43 KDMX 170641  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
141 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 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 84 255 PM 102 1936 86 -2 81  
MINIMUM 68 1159 PM 53 1906 67 1 69  
AVERAGE 76 76 0 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 2.31 1922 0.11 -0.08 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.85 2.04 1.81 3.43  
SINCE JUN 1 8.26 7.30 0.96 7.56  
SINCE JAN 1 20.09 21.15 -1.06 20.87  
 
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 11 11 0 10  
MONTH TO DATE 189 173 16 167  
SINCE JUN 1 492 403 89 498  
SINCE JAN 1 546 486 60 595    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 700 AM  
LOWEST 61 300 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 104 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 49 1911  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 17 2025..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT  
JULY 18 2025..........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 845 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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