221  
CDUS43 KDMX 300650  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
150 AM CDT THU OCT 30 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 29 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 55 256 PM 89 1937 57 -2 83  
MINIMUM 41 1159 PM 11 1925 38 3 70  
AVERAGE 48 47 1 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.15 1.94 1896 0.08 0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.27 2.63 -0.36 0.29  
SINCE SEP 1 4.03 5.81 -1.78 0.89  
SINCE JAN 1 32.85 32.91 -0.06 30.22  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.5 1923 0.0 0.0 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 17 18 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 197 348 -151 172  
SINCE SEP 1 226 434 -208 181  
SINCE JUL 1 234 439 -205 181  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 12  
MONTH TO DATE 65 13 52 41  
SINCE SEP 1 244 133 111 237  
SINCE JAN 1 1272 1068 204 1317    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 1200 AM  
LOWEST 47 300 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 85 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 8 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 30 2025.......SUNRISE 744 AM CDT SUNSET 611 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 31 2025.......SUNRISE 746 AM CDT SUNSET 610 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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