Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
459 PM CDT TUE SEP 02 2025
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2025...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 110 08/04/1918
LOW 40 08/20/1950
08/24/1891
HIGHEST 94 08/16 96 -2
08/17
LOWEST 47 08/26 53 -6
MEAN 73.7 73.9 -0.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 4 5.8 -1.8
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 13.68 1977
MINIMUM 0.14 1909
TOTALS 1.96 4.17 -2.21
DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.13 -0.07
DAYS >= .01 9
DAYS >= .10 4
DAYS >= .50 1
DAYS >= 1.00 1
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 8 4 4
SINCE 7/1 8 1 7
COOLING TOTAL 288 280 8
SINCE 1/1 1028 935 93
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/190 DATE 08/07
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 HAIL 0
SLEET 0 FOG 14
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 4
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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