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CDUS43 KDMX 082231  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
531 PM CDT FRI AUG 08 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 91 359 PM 109 1934 85 6 78  
MINIMUM 74 543 AM 50 1904 66 8 62  
AVERAGE 83 75 8 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.42 2010 0.14 -0.14 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.51 1.07 0.44 0.01  
SINCE JUN 1 16.54 10.15 6.39 13.13  
SINCE JAN 1 28.37 24.00 4.37 26.44  
 
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 18 10 8 5  
MONTH TO DATE 67 84 -17 103  
SINCE JUN 1 753 656 97 770  
SINCE JAN 1 807 739 68 867    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 1200 AM  
LOWEST 61 400 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 106 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 46 1888  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 8 2025........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT  
AUGUST 9 2025........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 822 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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