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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 13 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         72    339 PM  88    1975  65      7       62       
  MINIMUM         55    728 AM  20    1909  44     11       43       
                                      1917                           
  AVERAGE         64                        55      9       53     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.09 2012   0.09  -0.09     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.30                      1.26   0.04     0.20     
  SINCE SEP 1      3.06                      4.44  -1.38     0.80     
  SINCE JAN 1     31.88                     31.54   0.34    30.13     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1983   0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        1                        11    -10       12        
  MONTH TO DATE   30                       113    -83       33        
  SINCE SEP 1     59                       199   -140       42        
  SINCE JUL 1     67                       204   -137       42        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        13     39       25        
  SINCE SEP 1    231                       133     98      221        
  SINCE JAN 1   1259                      1068    191     1301        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    70          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    50                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1897                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        23      1939                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
OCTOBER 14 2025.......SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   634 PM CDT     
OCTOBER 15 2025.......SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 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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