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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
144 AM CDT MON OCT 06 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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         84        MM  95    1963  69     15       92        
  MINIMUM         63        MM  30    1952  48     15       58        
                                      1988                           
  AVERAGE         74                        58     16       75     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.06          0.79 2019   0.10  -0.04     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.50  -0.44     0.20     
  SINCE SEP 1      1.82                      3.68  -1.86     0.80     
  SINCE JAN 1     30.64                     30.78  -0.14    30.13     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1991   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        0                         8     -8        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        36    -36        6        
  SINCE SEP 1     29                       122    -93       15        
  SINCE JUL 1     37                       127    -90       15        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        9                         1      8       10        
  MONTH TO DATE   50                         6     44       14        
  SINCE SEP 1    229                       126    103      210        
  SINCE JAN 1   1257                      1061    196     1290        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                      
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    68                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        94      1963                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        24      1952                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
OCTOBER  6 2025.......SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   647 PM CDT     
OCTOBER  7 2025.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   646 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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