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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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         87    341 PM  91    2023  72     15       86
  MINIMUM         64    621 AM  28    1899  50     14       57
                                      1984
  AVERAGE         76                        61     15       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.38 1985   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.77                      3.08  -1.31     0.60
  SINCE SEP 1      1.77                      3.08  -1.31     0.60
  SINCE JAN 1     30.59                     30.18   0.41    29.93

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1985   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                         6     -6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        82    -53        9
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        82    -53        9
  SINCE JUL 1     37                        87    -50        9

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       11                         2      9        7
  MONTH TO DATE  171                       118     53      188
  SINCE SEP 1    171                       118     53      188
  SINCE JAN 1   1199                      1053    146     1268
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           400 AM
 LOWEST     40           300 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1952
                                             2023
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        26      1899


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 30 2025.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   657 PM CDT
OCTOBER  1 2025.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   656 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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