157  
CDUS43 KDMX 130637  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
137 AM CDT WED AUG 13 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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 85 412 PM 101 1936 84 1 71  
MINIMUM 69 546 AM 48 1964 65 4 63  
2004  
AVERAGE 77 75 2 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 3.06 1932 0.13 -0.12 0.53  
MONTH TO DATE 1.66 1.60 0.06 0.54  
SINCE JUN 1 16.69 10.68 6.01 13.66  
SINCE JAN 1 28.52 24.53 3.99 26.97  
 
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 114 124 -10 111  
SINCE JUN 1 800 696 104 778  
SINCE JAN 1 854 779 75 875    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 51 500 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 99 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 48 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 13 2025........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT  
AUGUST 14 2025........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 815 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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