707  
CDUS43 KDMX 052243  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
543 PM CDT SUN OCT 05 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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 84 330 PM 95 1963 69 15 92  
MINIMUM 63 701 AM 30 1952 48 15 58  
1988  
AVERAGE 74 58 16 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.79 2019 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.50 -0.50 0.20  
SINCE SEP 1 1.76 3.68 -1.92 0.80  
SINCE JAN 1 30.58 30.78 -0.20 30.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1991 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 8 -8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 36 -36 6  
SINCE SEP 1 29 122 -93 15  
SINCE JUL 1 37 127 -90 15  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 1 8 10  
MONTH TO DATE 50 6 44 14  
SINCE SEP 1 229 126 103 210  
SINCE JAN 1 1257 1061 196 1290    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 700 AM  
LOWEST 43 300 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 94 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 24 1952  
 
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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