260  
CDUS43 KDMX 080745  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
245 AM CDT WED OCT 08 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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 68 340 PM 91 1939 68 0 71  
MINIMUM 49 1035 PM 26 1952 47 2 41  
AVERAGE 59 57 2 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.07 3.67 1884 0.09 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.05 0.68 0.37 0.20  
SINCE SEP 1 2.81 3.86 -1.05 0.80  
SINCE JAN 1 31.63 30.96 0.67 30.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1935 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 6 9 -3 9  
MONTH TO DATE 10 53 -43 19  
SINCE SEP 1 39 139 -100 28  
SINCE JUL 1 47 144 -97 28  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 50 8 42 14  
SINCE SEP 1 229 128 101 210  
SINCE JAN 1 1257 1063 194 1290    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM  
LOWEST 37 300 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 88 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 24 2000  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 8 2025.......SUNRISE 719 AM CDT SUNSET 644 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 9 2025.......SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 642 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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