927  
CDUS43 KDMX 232235  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
535 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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 60 353 PM 84 1899 60 0 62  
MINIMUM 34 703 AM 21 1895 40 -6 44  
1937  
AVERAGE 47 50 -3 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.19 1977 0.09 -0.09 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.54 2.14 -0.60 0.27  
SINCE SEP 1 3.30 5.32 -2.02 0.87  
SINCE JAN 1 32.12 32.42 -0.30 30.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.8 1938 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  
TODAY 18 15 3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 116 246 -130 122  
SINCE SEP 1 145 332 -187 131  
SINCE JUL 1 153 337 -184 131  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 700 AM  
LOWEST 36 400 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 82 1897  
1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 21 1887  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 23 2025.......SUNRISE 736 AM CDT SUNSET 621 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 24 2025.......SUNRISE 737 AM CDT SUNSET 620 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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