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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT FRI AUG 01 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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         77    412 PM 105    1955  85     -8       91
  MINIMUM         64    628 AM  49    1971  66     -2       67
  AVERAGE         71                        76     -5       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.55 2024   0.13  -0.13     3.55
  MONTH TO DATE   10.62                      3.82   6.80     8.99
  SINCE JUN 1     15.03                      9.08   5.95    13.12
  SINCE JAN 1     26.86                     22.93   3.93    26.43

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        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      4                        15    -11        1
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        6                        11     -5       14
  MONTH TO DATE  383                       342     41      336
  SINCE JUN 1    686                       572    114      667
  SINCE JAN 1    740                       655     85      764
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM
 LOWEST     55           400 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       101      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        51      1898


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  1 2025........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT
AUGUST  2 2025........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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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