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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
145 AM CDT SUN SEP 28 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         87    321 PM  91    1956  73     14       82       
                                      2021                           
  MINIMUM         59    652 AM  31    1889  51      8       54       
                                      1942                           
  AVERAGE         73                        62     11       68     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.25 1945   0.10  -0.10     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.77                      2.90  -1.13     0.60     
  SINCE SEP 1      1.77                      2.90  -1.13     0.60     
  SINCE JAN 1     30.59                     30.00   0.59    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      MM                                                  

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        70    -41        9        
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        70    -41        9        
  SINCE JUL 1     37                        75    -38        9        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        3        
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       114     39      171        
  SINCE SEP 1    153                       114     39      171        
  SINCE JAN 1   1181                      1049    132     1251        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    60                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        99      1953                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        26      1942                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 28 2025.....SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 29 2025.....SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   659 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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