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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT SUN OCT 19 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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         73    157 PM  87    1950  62     11       73       
  MINIMUM         49    928 PM  21    2022  42      7       46       
  AVERAGE         61                        52      9       60     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.05          2.01 1892   0.09  -0.04     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.54                      1.71  -0.17     0.20     
  SINCE SEP 1      3.30                      4.89  -1.59     0.80     
  SINCE JAN 1     32.12                     31.99   0.13    30.13     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1991   0.0    0.0      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        4                        13     -9        5        
  MONTH TO DATE   43                       174   -131      105        
  SINCE SEP 1     72                       260   -188      114        
  SINCE JUL 1     80                       265   -185      114        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        13     52       25        
  SINCE SEP 1    244                       133    111      221        
  SINCE JAN 1   1272                      1068    204     1301        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           100 AM                                      
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    69                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        85      2003                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        14      1972                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
OCTOBER 19 2025.......SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   627 PM CDT     
OCTOBER 20 2025.......SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   625 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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