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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT SUN AUG 03 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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         77    228 PM 105    1930  85     -8       93
  MINIMUM         60    523 AM  50    1927  66     -6       71
  AVERAGE         69                        76     -7       82

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.54 2004   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.39  -0.39     0.00
  SINCE JUN 1     15.03                      9.47   5.56    13.12
  SINCE JAN 1     26.86                     23.32   3.54    26.43

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    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      4                        16    -12        1
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0

 COOLING
  TODAY            4                        11     -7       17
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        33    -21       45
  SINCE JUN 1    698                       605     93      712
  SINCE JAN 1    752                       688     64      809
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           500 AM
 LOWEST     48           300 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       110      1918
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        47      1894


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  3 2025........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT
AUGUST  4 2025........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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