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CDUS43 KDMX 042231  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
531 PM CDT MON AUG 04 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 78 342 PM 110 1918 85 -7 96  
MINIMUM 63 240 AM 47 1894 66 -3 73  
AVERAGE 71 76 -5 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.30 1970 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.53 -0.53 0.00  
SINCE JUN 1 15.03 9.61 5.42 13.12  
SINCE JAN 1 26.86 23.46 3.40 26.43  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 6 11 -5 20  
MONTH TO DATE 18 44 -26 65  
SINCE JUN 1 704 616 88 732  
SINCE JAN 1 758 699 59 829    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 700 AM  
LOWEST 46 400 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 108 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 47 1889  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 4 2025........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT  
AUGUST 5 2025........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 827 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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