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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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