074  
CDUS43 KDMX 110643  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
143 AM CDT MON AUG 11 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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 83 507 PM 102 1911 84 -1 79  
MINIMUM 71 1159 PM 50 1917 65 6 54  
AVERAGE 77 75 2 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.75 1939 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.61 1.34 0.27 0.01  
SINCE JUN 1 16.64 10.42 6.22 13.13  
SINCE JAN 1 28.47 24.27 4.20 26.44  
 
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 16 -12 1  
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 12 10 2 2  
MONTH TO DATE 93 104 -11 105  
SINCE JUN 1 779 676 103 772  
SINCE JAN 1 833 759 74 869    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 600 AM  
LOWEST 61 400 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 102 1881  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 50 1902  
1986  
2004  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 11 2025........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT  
AUGUST 12 2025........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 818 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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