382  
CDUS43 KDMX 142227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT THU AUG 14 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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 84 345 PM 104 1988 84 0 81  
MINIMUM 66 609 AM 51 1885 65 1 66  
1994  
AVERAGE 75 74 1 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 3.51 1908 0.14 -0.14 1.02  
MONTH TO DATE 1.66 1.87 -0.21 1.56  
SINCE JUN 1 16.69 10.95 5.74 14.68  
SINCE JAN 1 28.52 24.80 3.72 27.99  
 
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 10 10 0 9  
MONTH TO DATE 131 144 -13 125  
SINCE JUN 1 817 716 101 792  
SINCE JAN 1 871 799 72 889    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 600 AM  
LOWEST 58 100 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 104 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 49 1929  
 
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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