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CDUS43 KDMX 242252  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
552 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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 74 346 PM 104 1936 83 -9 86  
MINIMUM 54 607 AM 40 1891 63 -9 67  
AVERAGE 64 73 -9 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.13 1882 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.87 3.25 -1.38 1.80  
SINCE JUN 1 16.90 12.33 4.57 14.92  
SINCE JAN 1 28.73 26.18 2.55 28.23  
 
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 1 0 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 0  
SINCE JUN 1 5 16 -11 1  
SINCE JUL 1 1 1 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 8 -8 12  
MONTH TO DATE 254 230 24 206  
SINCE JUN 1 940 802 138 873  
SINCE JAN 1 994 885 109 970    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 500 AM  
LOWEST 37 300 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 106 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 44 1934  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 24 2025........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT  
AUGUST 25 2025........SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 758 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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