869  
CDUS43 KDMX 052232  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
532 PM CDT TUE AUG 05 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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 82 343 PM 108 1934 85 -3 95  
MINIMUM 63 551 AM 47 1889 66 -3 75  
AVERAGE 73 75 -2 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.34 1972 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.66 -0.66 0.00  
SINCE JUN 1 15.03 9.74 5.29 13.12  
SINCE JAN 1 26.86 23.59 3.27 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 8 10 -2 20  
MONTH TO DATE 26 54 -28 85  
SINCE JUN 1 712 626 86 752  
SINCE JAN 1 766 709 57 849    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 400 AM  
LOWEST 55 200 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 101 1918  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 53 1887  
1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 5 2025........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT  
AUGUST 6 2025........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 826 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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