263  
CDUS43 KDMX 290628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT MON SEP 29 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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 84 516 PM 99 1953 72 12 88  
MINIMUM 59 701 AM 26 1942 50 9 61  
AVERAGE 72 61 11 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.06 1973 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.77 2.99 -1.22 0.60  
SINCE SEP 1 1.77 2.99 -1.22 0.60  
SINCE JAN 1 30.59 30.09 0.50 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 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 29 76 -47 9  
SINCE SEP 1 29 76 -47 9  
SINCE JUL 1 37 81 -44 9  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 2 5 10  
MONTH TO DATE 160 116 44 181  
SINCE SEP 1 160 116 44 181  
SINCE JAN 1 1188 1051 137 1261    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 900 PM  
LOWEST 44 400 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 28 1899  
1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 29 2025.....SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 659 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 30 2025.....SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 657 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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