826  
CDUS43 KDMX 250630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 24 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 59 310 PM 82 1897 59 0 70  
1927  
MINIMUM 36 526 AM 21 1887 40 -4 40  
AVERAGE 48 49 -1 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.91 2021 0.08 -0.08 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 1.54 2.22 -0.68 0.29  
SINCE SEP 1 3.30 5.40 -2.10 0.89  
SINCE JAN 1 32.12 32.50 -0.38 30.22  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.4 1962 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 17 16 1 10  
MONTH TO DATE 133 262 -129 132  
SINCE SEP 1 162 348 -186 141  
SINCE JUL 1 170 353 -183 141  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 600 AM  
LOWEST 33 200 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 87 1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 14 1887  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 25 2025.......SUNRISE 738 AM CDT SUNSET 618 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 26 2025.......SUNRISE 740 AM CDT SUNSET 617 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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