718  
CDUS43 KDMX 280645  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
145 AM CDT SUN SEP 28 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 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 87 321 PM 91 1956 73 14 82  
2021  
MINIMUM 59 652 AM 31 1889 51 8 54  
1942  
AVERAGE 73 62 11 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.25 1945 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.77 2.90 -1.13 0.60  
SINCE SEP 1 1.77 2.90 -1.13 0.60  
SINCE JAN 1 30.59 30.00 0.59 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 29 70 -41 9  
SINCE SEP 1 29 70 -41 9  
SINCE JUL 1 37 75 -38 9  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 2 6 3  
MONTH TO DATE 153 114 39 171  
SINCE SEP 1 153 114 39 171  
SINCE JAN 1 1181 1049 132 1251    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 600 AM  
LOWEST 39 300 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 99 1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 26 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 28 2025.....SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 701 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 29 2025.....SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 659 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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