907  
CDUS43 KDMX 302228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 83 220 PM 104 2013 82 1 82  
MINIMUM 65 544 AM 42 1893 61 4 65  
AVERAGE 74 71 3 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.78 1983 0.14 -0.14 0.13  
MONTH TO DATE 1.87 4.04 -2.17 2.90  
SINCE JUN 1 16.90 13.12 3.78 16.02  
SINCE JAN 1 28.73 26.97 1.76 29.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 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 MM  
 
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 9 7 2 9  
MONTH TO DATE 282 274 8 309  
SINCE JUN 1 968 846 122 976  
SINCE JAN 1 1022 929 93 1073    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 600 AM  
LOWEST 46 200 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 99 1913  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 45 1915  
1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT  
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 749 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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