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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 22 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         85    254 PM  98    1937  75     10       67
  MINIMUM         61   1117 PM  31    1995  53      8       56
  AVERAGE         73                        64      9       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.13          1.77 1961   0.11   0.02     0.31
  MONTH TO DATE    1.67                      2.42  -0.75     0.60
  SINCE SEP 1      1.67                      2.42  -0.75     0.60
  SINCE JAN 1     30.49                     29.52   0.97    29.93

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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                         4     -4        3
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        47    -18        7
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        47    -18        7
  SINCE JUL 1     37                        52    -15        7

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        8                         3      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE  129                       103     26      163
  SINCE SEP 1    129                       103     26      163
  SINCE JAN 1   1157                      1038    119     1243
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           100 AM
 LOWEST     49           200 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1892
                                             2017
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        32      1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 23 2025.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 24 2025.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 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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