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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT THU SEP 25 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         78    236 PM  92    2017  74      4       75       
  MINIMUM         61    714 AM  31    1942  52      9       56       
  AVERAGE         70                        63      7       66     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.12 1931   0.10  -0.10      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    1.77                      2.62  -0.85     0.60     
  SINCE SEP 1      1.77                      2.62  -0.85     0.60     
  SINCE JAN 1     30.59                     29.72   0.87    29.93     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1985   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        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        55    -26        9        
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        55    -26        9        
  SINCE JUL 1     37                        60    -23        9        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        1        
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       108     28      164        
  SINCE SEP 1    136                       108     28      164        
  SINCE JAN 1   1164                      1043    121     1244        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     48           600 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    71                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        91      1897                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1942                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 25 2025.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 26 2025.....SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   704 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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