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CDUS43 KDMX 112240  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
540 PM CDT MON AUG 11 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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 80 1044 AM 102 1881 84 -4 79  
MINIMUM 68 620 AM 50 1902 65 3 59  
1986  
2004  
AVERAGE 74 75 -1 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.42 1976 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.61 1.47 0.14 0.01  
SINCE JUN 1 16.64 10.55 6.09 13.13  
SINCE JAN 1 28.47 24.40 4.07 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 9 10 -1 4  
MONTH TO DATE 102 114 -12 109  
SINCE JUN 1 788 686 102 776  
SINCE JAN 1 842 769 73 873    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 400 AM  
LOWEST 72 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 101 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 48 1964  
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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