119  
CDUS43 KDMX 280703  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
203 AM CDT TUE OCT 28 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27 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 59 543 PM 84 1927 58 1 68  
MINIMUM 46 741 AM 14 1925 38 8 39  
AVERAGE 53 48 5 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.65 1918 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.54 2.47 -0.93 0.29  
SINCE SEP 1 3.30 5.65 -2.35 0.89  
SINCE JAN 1 32.12 32.75 -0.63 30.22  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.4 1980 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 12 17 -5 11  
MONTH TO DATE 166 312 -146 172  
SINCE SEP 1 195 398 -203 181  
SINCE JUL 1 203 403 -200 181  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 800 AM  
LOWEST 46 100 AM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 84 1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 7 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 28 2025.......SUNRISE 742 AM CDT SUNSET 614 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 29 2025.......SUNRISE 743 AM CDT SUNSET 613 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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