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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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