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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
604 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 83 305 PM 100 1984 82 1 88
MINIMUM 58 602 AM 41 1986 62 -4 70
AVERAGE 71 72 -1 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.38 2014 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.87 3.77 -1.90 1.88
SINCE JUN 1 16.90 12.85 4.05 15.00
SINCE JAN 1 28.73 26.70 2.03 28.31
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 8 0 8 0
SINCE JUN 1 12 16 -4 1
SINCE JUL 1 8 1 7 0
COOLING
TODAY 6 7 -1 14
MONTH TO DATE 266 260 6 282
SINCE JUN 1 952 832 120 949
SINCE JAN 1 1006 915 91 1046
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 700 AM
LOWEST 44 200 PM
AVERAGE 67
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 99 1983
1984
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 43 1946
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 28 2025........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 752 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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