290  
CDUS43 KDMX 220630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 21 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 54 409 PM 86 1899 61 -7 81  
1947  
MINIMUM 42 1137 PM 21 1930 41 1 52  
AVERAGE 48 51 -3 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.28 1908 0.09 -0.09 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.54 1.97 -0.43 0.20  
SINCE SEP 1 3.30 5.15 -1.85 0.80  
SINCE JAN 1 32.12 32.25 -0.13 30.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.5 1888 0.0 0.0 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 17 14 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 81 216 -135 109  
SINCE SEP 1 110 302 -192 118  
SINCE JUL 1 118 307 -189 118  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 2  
MONTH TO DATE 65 13 52 29  
SINCE SEP 1 244 133 111 225  
SINCE JAN 1 1272 1068 204 1305    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.8  
 
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 1000 PM  
LOWEST 46 500 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 87 1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 21 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 22 2025.......SUNRISE 735 AM CDT SUNSET 622 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 23 2025.......SUNRISE 736 AM CDT SUNSET 621 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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