446  
CDUS43 KDMX 140634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT THU AUG 14 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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 82 339 PM 99 1965 84 -2 74  
MINIMUM 62 505 AM 48 1964 65 -3 65  
AVERAGE 72 75 -3 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.24 1940 0.13 -0.13 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.66 1.73 -0.07 0.54  
SINCE JUN 1 16.69 10.81 5.88 13.66  
SINCE JAN 1 28.52 24.66 3.86 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 7 10 -3 5  
MONTH TO DATE 121 134 -13 116  
SINCE JUN 1 807 706 101 783  
SINCE JAN 1 861 789 72 880    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 600 AM  
LOWEST 45 100 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 104 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 51 1885  
1994  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 14 2025........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT  
AUGUST 15 2025........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 814 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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