373  
CDUS43 KDMX 232230  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
530 PM CDT TUE SEP 23 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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 72 359 PM 92 1892 75 -3 73  
2017  
MINIMUM 61 517 AM 32 1983 53 8 52  
AVERAGE 67 64 3 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.09 2.12 1935 0.10 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.76 2.52 -0.76 0.60  
SINCE SEP 1 1.76 2.52 -0.76 0.60  
SINCE JAN 1 30.58 29.62 0.96 29.93  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 0 4 -4 2  
MONTH TO DATE 29 51 -22 9  
SINCE SEP 1 29 51 -22 9  
SINCE JUL 1 37 56 -19 9  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 3 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 131 106 25 163  
SINCE SEP 1 131 106 25 163  
SINCE JAN 1 1159 1041 118 1243    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 800 AM  
LOWEST 64 400 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 92 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 31 1942  
 
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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