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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
150 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         51    251 PM  85    1950  56     -5       76       
  MINIMUM         34   1134 PM   8    1925  37     -3       55       
  AVERAGE         43                        47     -4       66     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.76 2024   0.07  -0.07     1.76     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.27                      2.70  -0.43     2.05     
  SINCE SEP 1      4.03                      5.88  -1.85     2.65     
  SINCE JAN 1     32.85                     32.98  -0.13    31.98     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.8  1995   0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       22                        18      4        0        
  MONTH TO DATE  219                       366   -147      172        
  SINCE SEP 1    248                       452   -204      181        
  SINCE JUL 1    256                       457   -201      181        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1        
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        13     52       42        
  SINCE SEP 1    244                       133    111      238        
  SINCE JAN 1   1272                      1068    204     1318        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  FOG                                                                 
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                        


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                      
 LOWEST     63           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    82                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        86      1950                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        18      1949                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
OCTOBER 31 2025.......SUNRISE   746 AM CDT   SUNSET   610 PM CDT     
NOVEMBER  1 2025......SUNRISE   747 AM CDT   SUNSET   609 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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