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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
245 AM CDT WED OCT 08 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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         68    340 PM  91    1939  68      0       71       
  MINIMUM         49   1035 PM  26    1952  47      2       41       
  AVERAGE         59                        57      2       56     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.07          3.67 1884   0.09  -0.02     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.05                      0.68   0.37     0.20     
  SINCE SEP 1      2.81                      3.86  -1.05     0.80     
  SINCE JAN 1     31.63                     30.96   0.67    30.13     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1935   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        6                         9     -3        9        
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        53    -43       19        
  SINCE SEP 1     39                       139   -100       28        
  SINCE JUL 1     47                       144    -97       28        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   50                         8     42       14        
  SINCE SEP 1    229                       128    101      210        
  SINCE JAN 1   1257                      1063    194     1290        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    65                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1938                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      2000                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
OCTOBER  8 2025.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   644 PM CDT     
OCTOBER  9 2025.......SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   642 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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