482  
CDUS43 KDMX 190639  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
139 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 2025  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 75 310 PM 94 1895 76 -1 89  
MINIMUM 64 642 AM 36 1901 55 9 67  
1916  
AVERAGE 70 66 4 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.04 2.55 2015 0.11 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.08 1.99 -0.91 T  
SINCE SEP 1 1.08 1.99 -0.91 T  
SINCE JAN 1 29.90 29.09 0.81 29.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 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  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 29 32 -3 4  
SINCE SEP 1 29 32 -3 4  
SINCE JUL 1 37 37 0 4  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 4 1 13  
MONTH TO DATE 112 91 21 122  
SINCE SEP 1 112 91 21 122  
SINCE JAN 1 1140 1026 114 1202    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 1100 PM  
LOWEST 71 100 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 96 1948  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 33 1889  
1991  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 19 2025.....SUNRISE 659 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 20 2025.....SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 715 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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