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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
533 PM CDT SAT OCT 18 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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 73 157 PM 87 1950 62 11 73
MINIMUM 56 732 AM 21 2022 42 14 46
AVERAGE 65 52 13 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.01 1892 0.09 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.49 1.71 -0.22 0.20
SINCE SEP 1 3.25 4.89 -1.64 0.80
SINCE JAN 1 32.07 31.99 0.08 30.13
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1991 0.0 0.0 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
TODAY 0 13 -13 5
MONTH TO DATE 39 174 -135 105
SINCE SEP 1 68 260 -192 114
SINCE JUL 1 76 265 -189 114
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 65 13 52 25
SINCE SEP 1 244 133 111 221
SINCE JAN 1 1272 1068 204 1301
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 100 AM
LOWEST 41 300 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 85 2003
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 14 1972
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 628 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2025.......SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 627 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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