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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
203 AM CDT TUE OCT 28 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27 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         59    543 PM  84    1927  58      1       68       
  MINIMUM         46    741 AM  14    1925  38      8       39       
  AVERAGE         53                        48      5       54     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             1.65 1918   0.08  -0.08     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.54                      2.47  -0.93     0.29     
  SINCE SEP 1      3.30                      5.65  -2.35     0.89     
  SINCE JAN 1     32.12                     32.75  -0.63    30.22     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.4  1980   0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       12                        17     -5       11        
  MONTH TO DATE  166                       312   -146      172        
  SINCE SEP 1    195                       398   -203      181        
  SINCE JUL 1    203                       403   -200      181        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        13     52       29        
  SINCE SEP 1    244                       133    111      225        
  SINCE JAN 1   1272                      1068    204     1305        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    71           800 AM                                      
 LOWEST     46           100 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    59                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        84      1927                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38         7      1925                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
OCTOBER 28 2025.......SUNRISE   742 AM CDT   SUNSET   614 PM CDT     
OCTOBER 29 2025.......SUNRISE   743 AM CDT   SUNSET   613 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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