886  
CDUS43 KDMX 260630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 25 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 55 608 PM 87 1927 59 -4 63  
MINIMUM 46 639 AM 14 1887 39 7 45  
AVERAGE 51 49 2 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.42 1986 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.54 2.31 -0.77 0.29  
SINCE SEP 1 3.30 5.49 -2.19 0.89  
SINCE JAN 1 32.12 32.59 -0.47 30.22  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.7 1898 0.0 0.0 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 14 16 -2 11  
MONTH TO DATE 147 278 -131 143  
SINCE SEP 1 176 364 -188 152  
SINCE JUL 1 184 369 -185 152  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 600 AM  
LOWEST 55 600 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 85 1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 16 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 26 2025.......SUNRISE 740 AM CDT SUNSET 617 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 27 2025.......SUNRISE 741 AM CDT SUNSET 615 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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