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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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