101  
CDUS43 KDMX 172230  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
530 PM CDT FRI OCT 17 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 79 232 PM 87 2016 63 16 70  
MINIMUM 63 645 AM 23 1948 43 20 39  
AVERAGE 71 53 18 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.87 1963 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.49 1.62 -0.13 0.20  
SINCE SEP 1 3.25 4.80 -1.55 0.80  
SINCE JAN 1 32.07 31.90 0.17 30.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1990 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 13 -13 10  
MONTH TO DATE 39 161 -122 100  
SINCE SEP 1 68 247 -179 109  
SINCE JUL 1 76 252 -176 109  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 6 0 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 66 13 53 25  
SINCE SEP 1 245 133 112 221  
SINCE JAN 1 1273 1068 205 1301    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 300 AM  
LOWEST 50 200 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 87 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 21 2022  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 729 AM CDT SUNSET 630 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 628 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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