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CDUS43 KDMX 200629
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT MON OCT 20 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 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 62 339 PM 85 2003 62 0 76
MINIMUM 42 640 AM 14 1972 42 0 45
AVERAGE 52 52 0 61
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.92 1934 0.08 -0.08 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.54 1.79 -0.25 0.20
SINCE SEP 1 3.30 4.97 -1.67 0.80
SINCE JAN 1 32.12 32.07 0.05 30.13
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.2 2020 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 13 14 -1 4
MONTH TO DATE 56 188 -132 109
SINCE SEP 1 85 274 -189 118
SINCE JUL 1 93 279 -186 118
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 1200 AM
LOWEST 27 200 PM
AVERAGE 57
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 88 2003
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 20 1960
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 20 2025.......SUNRISE 733 AM CDT SUNSET 625 PM CDT
OCTOBER 21 2025.......SUNRISE 734 AM CDT SUNSET 624 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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