847  
CDUS43 KDMX 050636  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
136 AM CDT SUN OCT 05 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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 86 MM 92 1938 70 16 75  
MINIMUM 67 MM 29 1935 48 19 56  
1968  
1999  
AVERAGE 77 59 18 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.26 2013 0.09 -0.09 0.20  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.40 -0.40 0.20  
SINCE SEP 1 1.76 3.58 -1.82 0.80  
SINCE JAN 1 30.58 30.68 -0.10 30.13  
 
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 8 -8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 28 -28 6  
SINCE SEP 1 29 114 -85 15  
SINCE JUL 1 37 119 -82 15  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 12 1 11 1  
MONTH TO DATE 41 5 36 4  
SINCE SEP 1 220 125 95 200  
SINCE JAN 1 1248 1060 188 1280    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 500 AM  
LOWEST 39 300 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 30 1952  
1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 5 2025.......SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 649 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 6 2025.......SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 647 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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