791  
CDUS43 KDMX 140635  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 13 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 72 339 PM 88 1975 65 7 62  
MINIMUM 55 728 AM 20 1909 44 11 43  
1917  
AVERAGE 64 55 9 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.09 2012 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.30 1.26 0.04 0.20  
SINCE SEP 1 3.06 4.44 -1.38 0.80  
SINCE JAN 1 31.88 31.54 0.34 30.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1983 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 1 11 -10 12  
MONTH TO DATE 30 113 -83 33  
SINCE SEP 1 59 199 -140 42  
SINCE JUL 1 67 204 -137 42  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 1200 AM  
LOWEST 29 400 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 88 1897  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 23 1939  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 14 2025.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 634 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 15 2025.......SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 633 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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