026  
CDUS43 KDMX 310631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT THU JUL 31 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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 80 421 PM 103 1955 85 -5 86  
MINIMUM 68 723 AM 47 1971 66 2 69  
AVERAGE 74 76 -2 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.72 1.12 1940 0.12 0.60 1.06  
MONTH TO DATE 10.62 3.69 6.93 5.44  
SINCE JUN 1 15.03 8.95 6.08 9.57  
SINCE JAN 1 26.86 22.80 4.06 22.88  
 
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 9 11 -2 13  
MONTH TO DATE 377 327 50 322  
SINCE JUN 1 680 557 123 653  
SINCE JAN 1 734 640 94 750    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 200 AM  
LOWEST 65 300 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 105 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 49 1971  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 31 2025..........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT  
AUGUST 1 2025........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 832 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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