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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
535 PM CDT SAT OCT 04 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         86    328 PM  92    1938  70     16       75
  MINIMUM         67    655 AM  29    1935  48     19       56
                                      1968
                                      1999
  AVERAGE         77                        59     18       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.26 2013   0.09  -0.09     0.20
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.40  -0.40     0.20
  SINCE SEP 1      1.76                      3.58  -1.82     0.80
  SINCE JAN 1     30.58                     30.68  -0.10    30.13

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY            0                         8     -8        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        28    -28        6
  SINCE SEP 1     29                       114    -85       15
  SINCE JUL 1     37                       119    -82       15

 COOLING
  TODAY           12                         1     11        1
  MONTH TO DATE   41                         5     36        4
  SINCE SEP 1    220                       125     95      200
  SINCE JAN 1   1248                      1060    188     1280
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM
 LOWEST     39           300 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        95      1963
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1952
                                             1988


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  4 2025.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 PM CDT
OCTOBER  5 2025.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   649 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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