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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT WED SEP 24 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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         73    439 PM  92    1892  75     -2       73       
                                      2017                           
  MINIMUM         61    517 AM  32    1983  53      8       52       
  AVERAGE         67                        64      3       63     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.09          2.12 1935   0.10  -0.01     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.76                      2.52  -0.76     0.60     
  SINCE SEP 1      1.76                      2.52  -0.76     0.60     
  SINCE JAN 1     30.58                     29.62   0.96    29.93     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        2        
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        51    -22        9        
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        51    -22        9        
  SINCE JUL 1     37                        56    -19        9        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE  131                       106     25      163        
  SINCE SEP 1    131                       106     25      163        
  SINCE JAN 1   1159                      1041    118     1243        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           800 AM                                      
 LOWEST     64           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    81                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      2017                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        31      1942                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 24 2025.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 25 2025.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 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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