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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT SAT NOV 01 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31 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    130 PM  86    1950  56     -5       60
  MINIMUM         34    613 AM  18    1949  37     -3       35
  AVERAGE         43                        46     -3       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.87 1922   0.08  -0.08     0.05
  MONTH TO DATE    2.27                      2.78  -0.51     2.10
  SINCE SEP 1      4.03                      5.96  -1.93     2.70
  SINCE JAN 1     32.85                     33.06  -0.21    32.03

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1991   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2023
  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      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       22                        19      3       17
  MONTH TO DATE  241                       385   -144      189
  SINCE SEP 1    270                       471   -201      198
  SINCE JUL 1    278                       476   -198      198

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        16     49       42
  SINCE SEP 1    244                       136    108      238
  SINCE JAN 1   1272                      1071    201     1318
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM
 LOWEST     46           100 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        82      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        16      1895


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  1 2025......SUNRISE   747 AM CDT   SUNSET   609 PM CDT
NOVEMBER  2 2025......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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