703  
CDUS43 KDMX 262233  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
533 PM CDT TUE AUG 26 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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 76 215 PM 104 1983 82 -6 99  
MINIMUM 47 521 AM 45 1910 62 -15 76  
AVERAGE 62 72 -10 88  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.18 1977 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.87 3.51 -1.64 1.80  
SINCE JUN 1 16.90 12.59 4.31 14.92  
SINCE JAN 1 28.73 26.44 2.29 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 3 0 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 8 0 8 0  
SINCE JUN 1 12 16 -4 1  
SINCE JUL 1 8 1 7 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 8 -8 23  
MONTH TO DATE 254 246 8 249  
SINCE JUN 1 940 818 122 916  
SINCE JAN 1 994 901 93 1013    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 400 AM  
LOWEST 34 400 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 99 1955  
2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 45 1986  
 
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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