796  
CDUS43 KDMX 200644  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
144 AM CDT SAT SEP 20 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19 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 78 423 PM 96 1948 76 2 91  
MINIMUM 61 1140 PM 33 1889 54 7 70  
1991  
AVERAGE 70 65 5 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.43 1.67 1983 0.11 0.32 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.51 2.10 -0.59 T  
SINCE SEP 1 1.51 2.10 -0.59 T  
SINCE JAN 1 30.33 29.20 1.13 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 35 -6 4  
SINCE SEP 1 29 35 -6 4  
SINCE JUL 1 37 40 -3 4  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 3 2 16  
MONTH TO DATE 117 94 23 138  
SINCE SEP 1 117 94 23 138  
SINCE JAN 1 1145 1029 116 1218    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 200 AM  
LOWEST 48 300 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 94 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 33 1896  
1991  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 20 2025.....SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 715 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 21 2025.....SUNRISE 701 AM CDT SUNSET 713 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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