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CDUS43 KDMX 260630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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 72 436 PM 106 1936 83 -11 94  
MINIMUM 49 557 AM 44 1934 63 -14 75  
AVERAGE 61 72 -11 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.45 1987 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.87 3.38 -1.51 1.80  
SINCE JUN 1 16.90 12.46 4.44 14.92  
SINCE JAN 1 28.73 26.31 2.42 28.23  
 
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 4 0 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 0  
SINCE JUN 1 9 16 -7 1  
SINCE JUL 1 5 1 4 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 20  
MONTH TO DATE 254 238 16 226  
SINCE JUN 1 940 810 130 893  
SINCE JAN 1 994 893 101 990    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 600 AM  
LOWEST 35 400 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 104 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 45 1910  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 26 2025........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT  
AUGUST 27 2025........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 755 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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