083  
CDUS43 KDMX 230636  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
136 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 22 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 85 254 PM 98 1937 75 10 67  
MINIMUM 61 1117 PM 31 1995 53 8 56  
AVERAGE 73 64 9 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.13 1.77 1961 0.11 0.02 0.31  
MONTH TO DATE 1.67 2.42 -0.75 0.60  
SINCE SEP 1 1.67 2.42 -0.75 0.60  
SINCE JAN 1 30.49 29.52 0.97 29.93  
 
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 4 -4 3  
MONTH TO DATE 29 47 -18 7  
SINCE SEP 1 29 47 -18 7  
SINCE JUL 1 37 52 -15 7  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 3 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 129 103 26 163  
SINCE SEP 1 129 103 26 163  
SINCE JAN 1 1157 1038 119 1243    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 100 AM  
LOWEST 49 200 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1892  
2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 32 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 23 2025.....SUNRISE 703 AM CDT SUNSET 709 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 24 2025.....SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 708 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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