095  
CDUS43 KDMX 010631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT WED OCT 01 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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 85 251 PM 92 1952 71 14 85  
2023  
MINIMUM 60 618 AM 26 1899 50 10 60  
AVERAGE 73 60 13 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.19 1911 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.77 3.18 -1.41 0.60  
SINCE SEP 1 1.77 3.18 -1.41 0.60  
SINCE JAN 1 30.59 30.28 0.31 29.93  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1985 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 88 -59 9  
SINCE SEP 1 29 88 -59 9  
SINCE JUL 1 37 93 -56 9  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 2 6 8  
MONTH TO DATE 179 120 59 196  
SINCE SEP 1 179 120 59 196  
SINCE JAN 1 1207 1055 152 1276    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 400 AM  
LOWEST 34 200 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 29 1985  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 1 2025.......SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 656 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 2 2025.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 654 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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