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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT SAT AUG 02 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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         75    404 PM 101    1987  85    -10       86
  MINIMUM         60    549 AM  51    1898  66     -6       69
  AVERAGE         68                        76     -8       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.61 1972   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00
  SINCE JUN 1     15.03                      9.21   5.82    13.12
  SINCE JAN 1     26.86                     23.06   3.80    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                        16    -12        1
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        3                        11     -8       13
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        11     -8       13
  SINCE JUN 1    689                       583    106      680
  SINCE JAN 1    743                       666     77      777
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    75           200 AM
 LOWEST     39          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       100      1930
                                             1964
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        51      1907


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  2 2025........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT
AUGUST  3 2025........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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