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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT WED OCT 01 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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         85    251 PM  92    1952  71     14       85       
                                      2023                           
  MINIMUM         60    618 AM  26    1899  50     10       60       
  AVERAGE         73                        60     13       73     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.19 1911   0.10  -0.10     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.77                      3.18  -1.41     0.60     
  SINCE SEP 1      1.77                      3.18  -1.41     0.60     
  SINCE JAN 1     30.59                     30.28   0.31    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                         6     -6        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        88    -59        9        
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        88    -59        9        
  SINCE JUL 1     37                        93    -56        9        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        8        
  MONTH TO DATE  179                       120     59      196        
  SINCE SEP 1    179                       120     59      196        
  SINCE JAN 1   1207                      1055    152     1276        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           400 AM                                      
 LOWEST     34           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    59                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1976                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        29      1985                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
OCTOBER  1 2025.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   656 PM CDT     
OCTOBER  2 2025.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   654 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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