586  
CDUS43 KDMX 130630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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 78 327 PM 91 1899 66 12 78  
MINIMUM 55 658 AM 24 1909 45 10 53  
AVERAGE 67 55 12 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.96 1997 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.30 1.17 0.13 0.20  
SINCE SEP 1 3.06 4.35 -1.29 0.80  
SINCE JAN 1 31.88 31.45 0.43 30.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.2 2018 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 11 -11 0  
MONTH TO DATE 29 102 -73 21  
SINCE SEP 1 58 188 -130 30  
SINCE JUL 1 66 193 -127 30  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 1 1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 52 13 39 25  
SINCE SEP 1 231 133 98 221  
SINCE JAN 1 1259 1068 191 1301    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 100 AM  
LOWEST 54 300 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 88 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 20 1909  
1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 13 2025.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 636 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 14 2025.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 634 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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