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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT MON SEP 29 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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         84    516 PM  99    1953  72     12       88       
  MINIMUM         59    701 AM  26    1942  50      9       61       
  AVERAGE         72                        61     11       75     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.06 1973   0.09  -0.09     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.77                      2.99  -1.22     0.60     
  SINCE SEP 1      1.77                      2.99  -1.22     0.60     
  SINCE JAN 1     30.59                     30.09   0.50    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                         6     -6        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        76    -47        9        
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        76    -47        9        
  SINCE JUL 1     37                        81    -44        9        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5       10        
  MONTH TO DATE  160                       116     44      181        
  SINCE SEP 1    160                       116     44      181        
  SINCE JAN 1   1188                      1051    137     1261        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    73           900 PM                                      
 LOWEST     44           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    59                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      2023                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        28      1899                      
                                             1984                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 29 2025.....SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   659 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 30 2025.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   657 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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